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Here's a little DIY for the front AirLift install:


First disconnect the brake line. Just a 10mm bolt


Next remove the tie rod from the shock housing. I think it was a 15mm nut.


Or you can disconnect it from the front sway bar.


Next remove the two bolts that hold your caliper onto the spindle. They are 18mm.



Here I used a little pry bar to help free the caliper from the rotor.

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Front airbag install continued:

Ziptie the caliper to the frame or body to prevent stretching or breaking your brake line.


Get a jack to support the front spindle


Remove the two bolts from the strut to the front spindle. They were 15/16". Before doing so, if you have a camber adjustment bolt make sure to mark it and remove it before removing these two bolts.


Don't forget to remove the sensor wire from the shock housing!

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Front Airbag install:


Remove the cap to the upper strut revealing the nut


Remove the bolt. It's a 15/16 or whatever mm equivalent.


Remove the old strut and spring. It should come out easily. If not just give a tap or two with a deadblow hammer.


Install the supplied bushing to the airbag.


Install your air fitting. I actually ended up putting on the supplied 1/2" braided airline instead of this fitting.


Next install the supplied spacer.


Then install the airbag up into the housing and reuse the old rebound bushing.

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Front Airbag install:

Install the nut to secure the airbag to the strut housing and torque them down.


Install the two bolts to the front spindle and torque them down. In this case I did not have a camber bolt. If you do have one, reinstall it to as close as it was prior to removal before tightening and torquing the two spindle bolts. This won't guarantee proper camber alignment but it should be close.


Cut the zip tie while supporting the caliper and reinstall it onto the rotor. Torque down the two 18mm bolts.


Reinstall the sensor wire to the lower strut bracket on the new airbag.


Install the supplied nut and bolt for the brake line.


And there you have it! Just repeat for the other side and install your air lines. At this time I went ahead and replaced my front sway bar with a 27mm Pedders sway bar which was four 1/2" nuts. When removing the front sway bar you have to remove your motor mount bolts to jack up the engine. There were two 18mm nuts on the motor mount and four 15mm bolts to the motor mount bracket on each side. I replaced these as well with Pfadt solid engine mounts. Once the engine is jacked up, I was able to remove the front sway bar through the passenger side. I could not get it through the driver's side as a video I referred to suggested.

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It's finally back on the ground! Now I need to find the time to finish the rest of it!

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Washed the car today... thought I'd take some more pictures!