1966 Ford Mustang Coil Springs Installation Instructions
Tools Used: Car Jack, Wheel chocks, 1/2-inch and 3/8-inch SAE socket set, SAE Wrenches, Coil Spring Compressor, Mechanic's creeper (optional)
Install Coil Springs
Place the vehicle on a smooth, level surface, turn off the car, put it in park or first gear, set the parking brake and put the wheel chocks on the rear wheels. Put on safety glasses and mechanic's gloves.
With the socket and a ratchet, remove the two bolts for the top shock bushing, and then remove the two bolts for the top shock bushing bracket. * Remove the bracket.
Before jacking up the car, loosen the lug nuts on each front wheel with the socket wrench.
Carefully jack the car from the front cross member until the front wheels are 3 to 4 inches off the ground. Place the jack stands on each side at the jack point behind the front wheel at the rocker panel. Lower the car onto the jack stands. Remove the lug nuts and wheels.
Remove the lower shock mount bolts. You may find the rear difficult to reach. Use a long socket extension and universal joint to remove it. The shocks should now come out through the top of the shock tower.
Following the directions for the specific coil spring compressor being used, compress the coil spring with the coil spring compressor. Remove the two spring lower bracket nuts, and the spring should easily come off the upper control arm and out of the shock strut tower. Don't lose the spring insulators. Handle the compressed spring very carefully. Decompress the spring and remove the spring compressor. Repeat the same process for the other side.
Installing the Front Coil Springs
Compress the replacement spring with the spring compressor. Replace the spring insulators and reinstall the spring in the shock tower. Replace the lower spring bracket nuts onto the upper control arm and decompress the spring.
Reinstall the shock through the upper shock tower hole. Replace both brackets and bolts and tighten all to the correct torque. Reinstall the wheels and lug nuts. Check all bolts twice for tightening.
Jack the car off the jack stands, remove the stands and lower the car. Do a final tightening to the torque specs of the wheel lug nuts. Remove the wheel chocks and test-drive the car.
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