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a few tips

buy new shock mounting bushings

take the entire controll arm and shock assembly off

cut the lower shock bolt on either side of the shock fork, inside the fork

remove the shock

drill a 1/4" hole in the rubber part of the bushing

use an airsaw or another small saw to cut around the rubber part of the bushing and remove that, the sleeve should be all that is left in the arm

cut through the sleeve in 2 places, 90* apart

remove the sleeve and clean up the inside of the arm with sandpaper

spray the hole in the controll arm with penetrating oil

press in the new bushing, there are several ways to do this

i used a ball joint press but a hammer and correct sized socket will work fine, just dont let it get crooked

if you have new struts then youre all done, install the top of the strut bolt the controll arm back in and bolt the strut to the arm

if you need to reuse those shocks

you should have a hole on one end and a broken bolt and welded nut on the other

take one of the controll arm bolts and go to the hardware store and get two bolts the same size with nuts and lockwashers, i beleive they are 12mm you could also purchase the stock bolts from honda and use nuts on those

cut the nut off flush with the shock fork, a little peice will be stuck in the shock use a punch and hammer and it will come right out

put the controll arm and shock back on and use the bolt, lock washer and nut to secure the shock to the controll arm, dont over tighten

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