Easy job. Don't even have to disassemble the strut. Both sides took maybe an hour to do.
Step one: Remove front suspension. Brace the strut mount against something (I used a large vise) and knock the three studs out using a BFH.
Step two: Insert the three new bolts. There's a low point in the top hat that you can take advantage of to provide enough clearance to slide the bolts into the strut mount. You'll end up with this:
Step three: Tighten the nuts down:
You'll end up with this:
On the spacer, the notch in the hole goes down:
Complete strut, with the spacer, ready to install:
Throw the strut back in the car, and do the other side.
Ta-da!
Step one: Remove front suspension. Brace the strut mount against something (I used a large vise) and knock the three studs out using a BFH.
Step two: Insert the three new bolts. There's a low point in the top hat that you can take advantage of to provide enough clearance to slide the bolts into the strut mount. You'll end up with this:
Step three: Tighten the nuts down:
You'll end up with this:
On the spacer, the notch in the hole goes down:
Complete strut, with the spacer, ready to install:
Throw the strut back in the car, and do the other side.
Ta-da!