Ride height before work started:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0418.jpg)
Up she goes into the air:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0420.jpg)
This all needed to be undone:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0421.jpg)
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0422.jpg)
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0422.jpg)
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0425.jpg)
The piece we were looking for:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0433.jpg)
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0434.jpg)
And the old spring retainers:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0430.jpg)
The old spring retainers were going to be replaced with these:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/07-03-15_10-32.jpg)
A little pull and wiggle, the spring came out easily:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0437.jpg)
This is what needed to be cut off:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0436.jpg)
I was told that cutting this off should be the hardest bit for the day, which I was very happy about because, for one reason or other these came off very easily:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0438.jpg)
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0439.jpg)
Replaced the think rubber with slightly thinner rubber:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0441.jpg)
Measured the thickness of the rubber that was removed:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0442.jpg)
Be very, very careful with the calculations of what needs to be cut off the new spring retainers, because when tighting accidents may happen:
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0443.jpg)
ON BOTH SIDES:;37
![](http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/RustyJames_4692/lower/DSCN0444.jpg)
WORK CONTINUES.................................................