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How hard is it to change struts on a 1997 GT??? - 2/26/2007 12:18:59 AM

venomstang97

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I have a 1997 Mustang GT that I recently bought and I took it to the shop to geta new water pump put on it and the mechanic noticed a knocking sound in the front right side of the car, he said the struts needed to be changed. What tools do I need and how hard would it be??

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RE: How hard is it to change struts on a 1997 GT??? - 2/26/2007 12:20:43 AM

HMUSN

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lets see...

you will need a jack to jack up the control arm so the spring doesn't shoot out at ya..

other than that it's only 2 bolts.

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RE: How hard is it to change struts on a 1997 GT??? - 2/26/2007 12:48:02 AM

STANGSUSPENSION

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The difficulty would depend on your mechanical ability and the tools at hand.

If you have a jack, and common basic hand tools... the job is relatively easy...

For a mechanic it is only about a 1-2 hour job.... You do not need spring compressor if you have a jack and jack stands to help lower the control arm slowly...

Searching Google.com will bring up quite a few "How To" articles online...

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