jec250

I am trying to install the F-sport springs on my IS250 AWD. The rears are no problem. However, I cannot figure out how to unmount the front shock/spring assembly. I have tried everything that I can think of, but no luck. I cannot get enough clearance to un-seat the shock from the brace on the bottom. Anyone that has experience with the AWD, please help!

jbuffett

One quick suggestion. When you post these "OMG GUYS PLEASE HELP" threads, it helps if you put something about what you are doing in the subject line. That way people know what you need help with, without having to click on the thread.

jec250

Thanks for the advice, the title has been appropriately changed

juice14

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...our-isx50.html

Its done with a RWD car so im not sure it it would be the same as your AWD. but it may help.
something that may help, see if you can get someone to help you do it. its much easier. while you try to pull the shock outwards, see if that person can gently push down on the part were the Shock sits on.

sometimes jacking up the suspension a lil bit may help.
maybe compressing the springs before you take them out helps too.

passnu2

iTrader: (33)

take a pic and post it. are you doing this alone? If you have 2 people you can have some one push/pull on the lower control arm to allow room to get it out. Fronts required more work on the RWD to get out also and it took 2 people when we did mine and the same on the GS.

borrowing pics from the other thread: make sure you do remove this also or you will never get it out.

Evil Teo

iTrader: (13)

wow it was easy for the front for the tech to do it on my car but maybe that was because they have a ramp. the hard part was actually the back since u have to get to the trunk to detach it. good luck with the install. post pics when ur done.

bullet1

The instructions on mine were to take the 2 bolts holding the wheel onto the ball joint out to allow the brake assembly to be moved out of the way and to be able to move the lower control arm low enough to get the shock out. Its the 2 big silver bolts underneath the rotor. This made it pretty simple. Oh, and I didn't take out any of what Passnu2 posted.