Olde English 5
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- 2009 Mazda5 GT
I need to bring up my old question again since I'm going to be replacing my rear shocks soon...
What I meant was, if I lift the back of the car up on jack stands isn't the shock what keeps the spring compressed? If I remove the lower bolt that holds the shock in place, won't the lower arm drop down and release the spring? Obviously I don't want that... it looks like you would need to first put a floor jack under the lower arm (where the spring sits) to keep it compressed while you take the shock out?
What I meant was, if I lift the back of the car up on jack stands isn't the shock what keeps the spring compressed? If I remove the lower bolt that holds the shock in place, won't the lower arm drop down and release the spring? Obviously I don't want that... it looks like you would need to first put a floor jack under the lower arm (where the spring sits) to keep it compressed while you take the shock out?