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Shock absorbers are in, and all you need is a crowbar.
The photo shows the crowbar being put on a suspension linkage, with the tip of the crowbar placed under the chassis.**
After some hammering, the damper mounting bolt was in. I screwed it in most of the way, put the wheels back on (hand tight), and lowered the car off of the jacks.
Then went back and tightened the wheels, the damper mounting bolts, and the top mounts.
One short test drive and a post-drive check-up later, and she's finished.
The aforementioned should be attached.
**Note: I should probably have put the scissor jack beneath the shock absorber as per the instructions. Make sure to do that when undertaking this job.
A question: is an alignment necessary after a job like this? In saying that I've not had an alignment done for a few years...
Good day.
