Spohn 742 - Manual (Page 2)

7.
Locate the shock mounting bolts in the engine bay. The rear two are bolts,
the front two are studs. Remove the front two nuts using a 15mm wrench and the
two rear bolts using a 13mm wrench. Pull the upper a-arm and the shock/spring
assembly out of the wheel well.
8.
Using a 15mm and an 18mm wrench, loosen the bolts that hold the upper a-
arm into the factory mounting bracket. Remove the factory a-arm.
9.
If you are re-using your factory upper ball joints, you must grind the factory
rivets off of the ball joint and use ¼" bolts to mount it to the Spohn a-arm (new
aftermarket ball joints are attached this way as well). Once a ball joint has been
installed, keep the ball joint mounting bolts loose, then bolt the Spohn a-arm in to
the bracket using the existing mounting hardware (grease the outside face of the
polyurethane bushings). When installing the a-arms, the curved section of the A-arm
goes towards the front of the car with the ball joint mounting plate at an upward
angle. Tighten the ball joint mounting bolts.
10.
Grease the polyurethane bushings using synthetic silicone based grease (do
not use any petroleum based grease!). The bushings were greased at the factory
during assembly. Only add one pump annually. Over greasing the bushings will
cause bushing distortion.
11.
We recommend that you take your vehicle for a front end alignment.
NOTES:
The grease we recommend is available from Spohn Performance in a grease gun
cartridge (Part # 902).
New heavy duty ball joints are available from Spohn Performance (Part# K6462)
New upper a-arm mounting hardware is available from Spohn Performance (Part #
985).