To disassemble the front spring the following steps should be followed, remove the front wheel, loose the front wheel lug nuts, lift the front of the car off the ground that must be securely placed on jackstands under the frame rails, block the rear wheels, set the parking brake. After that, set a floor jack under the beyond end of the front axle I-beam then unthread the lower end of the shock absorber from the
Radius Arm. In addition, if required to gain access, 2WD models require the brake caliper to be disconnected and wire to reduce the pressure of the brake hose. Loosen the retainer bolt situated at the upper end of the spring, and the retainer which locks the spring at the frame part. There is one long extension which should be used from the top and screwing the lower retainer nut is easier if this extension is used. Lower the floor jack to be about midway the car and then remove the spring. For installation, it is necessary to fit the lower retainer and insulator to the front axle and radius arm before pushing forward to fit the forward spring. Place the lower end of the spring over the spring seat followed by the retainer and nut with the upper end of the spring correctly aligned, tight the lower end of the retainer nut to the standard torque. Slightly lift the front axle, align the upper coil of the spring to the front spring tower helix at the frame and lift the front axle until the spring is properly located. In the 2WD models, put in the upper spring retainer, then tighten the bolt to the recommended amount of torque. If brake caliper was removed, the latter is reinstalled, the shock absorber is connected to the radius arm, and the nut is weakened to the required value. After that, the wheel was installed together with the lugs nuts and the vehicle was lowered and the lugs nuts were tightened to the recommended amount of torque.