Reasonably thin box end wrench (for the sway bar link). (The ball ends work even if you can't get straight into it with the wrench) Roughly $25 from Harbor Freight.Ħmm hex socket. The standard impact sockets only went to 22mm. I think I bought the Deep socket set, because the nuts were, I want to say, 24mm. Impact socket set - I can't remember if I got the standard or deep socket. From KYB or AC Delco - about $112 each.ġ/2" breaker bar, 25" long, from Harbor Freight - $20 (if not on sale) (You won't need a cheater with this sucker) Moog Rear Right and left from Rockauto is about $83 each. With pneumatic tools, minutes a corner.Īnyway, if you want to do it yourself, there's a large batch of things you can do all at once that'll make things very nice. Just remove the old and jam on the new ones. I was going to go ahead and use my local shop - they told me $50 a corner ($200) to put them on, as they wouldn't need to use a coil compressor or anything. If you're replacing the struts, replacing the sway bar links is a good idea - it's only another $30 or so in parts, and almost no labor time at all. So, most people can do the sway bar links, but the struts require some heavier tools. Or use a torque wrench if you're one of _those_ folks. Put the old one on, tighten until a quarter to half past snug. Throw the old one away, or drop it into steel recycling. Remove two nuts on each one (one link per side). Loosen the nuts, jack up the car, put it on stands, take the wheels off, and go to town. To install, you need a flat box end wrench, and a decent socket. The difference is that with the crush nut ones? You basically have to cut them off with a grinder. $17 each at Rockauto (roughly the same price at local stores. That's the AC Delco version with the plastic "don't back off" washer. Sway bar linkages are actually pretty easy to replace - as long as you _don't get the crush nut versions_. If it's at a couple of speeds, but if you slow down or speed up, it goes away - you've lost some balance weights. If the shimmy is at ALL speeds, then something's probably bent. ![]() A _good_ shop will let you bring in your own parts. The $631 and $900 probably are selling you the struts as well.
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