Front struts

[chvckw]

I have a 97 GP GT and i am putting some of the monroe quick struts, the all in one strut package. i have the three bolts on the top in but the botton hangs about a half inch too far down to get the bolts in. I have loosened the sway bar and that did not seem to help get me any closer. Any ideas?

i did read the how to do it section but it did not really cover this issue?????

[racerxpl]

I ran into this before. You said you loosened the sway bar. You need to remove the bolt and bushings completely and push down the a-arm alot. Once you get the bolts on the bottom of the strut you may need to put a seperate jack under the a-arm to move it up so you can put the bolt back into the sway arm. You may also consider that you have the wrong strut if this doesn't work.

[chvckw]

Got the drivers side in with some gentle persuasion and a little swearing. On to the passenger side now. Thanks for the advice, hopefully this side will be a little smoother.

[jakegday]

i had the exact same problem. mine were quite a bit more then a half inch off though. it just took lots of fighting and swearing. once you get the first hole even remotely aligned be sure to stick a screwdriver or something in there. i also used the monroe quick struts.

[chvckw]

The passenger side went much smoother. I think the issue was the lower mounting bracket on the strut was very tight but a couple taps with my trusty hammer on the knuckle and it lined right up. Since this was my first time with struts i was unsure of the procedure, live and learn. My gp has 192000 miles on it and was way overdue for struts. This forum is a tremendous help in keeping the old girl running.