Owners manual

I-F920MS Pg 3
Front Installation:
1. Secure & properly block the tires of the vehicle on a
level concrete or asphalt surface.
2. Jack up the front of the vehicle in accordance to the
manufacturers recommendation & support with jack
stands, so that the front two tires are off of the ground.
3. Remove the front tires / wheels.
4. Disconnect the sway bar end links.
5. Disconnect the steering linkage & push forward out of
way.
6. Separate the upper ball joint from the spindle using a
ball joint remover or other suitable tool.
7. Remove the 3 upper strut nuts on the strut tower
that holds the strut assembly to the strut tower.
(Note: Leave one nut on to prevent the strut from
dropping out in the next step.)
8. Remove the lower strut bolt from the lower control arm &
remove the strut assembly from the vehicle. (Note the
direction of the bolt for reinstallation)
9. Compress the coil spring on the strut assembly with a
suitable coil spring compressor & remove the upper strut
nut & strut mount, leaving the coil spring isolator in place
on top of the coil spring.
10. Remove the 3 pressed in studs from the upper strut
isolator mount. (See Photo # 1)
11. Install the lower aluminum spacer (Part # F920MS-2)
into the bottom of the strut mount using the 3
10mm x 60mm bolts making sure the hex heads of the
bolts recess into the slots of the lower spacer. Install the
upper aluminum spacer (Part # F920MS-1) by aligning
the bolt holes with the bolts on top of the strut mount.
(See Photo # 2, 3, & 4)
12. Place the assembled strut mount & spacer assembly on
the strut shaft & install the upper strut mount nut.
13. Decompress the coil spring. Making sure that the coil
spring seats correctly on the upper & lower coil mounts.
Photo # 1
Photo # 2
Photo # 3