Pontiac Repair: struts on 2000 sunfire, shock assembly, pontiac sunfire

Question
QUESTION: i was wondering how you change the struts on the back of a 2000 pontiac sunfire. and what i need, i see some come with coil springs on them and others are just struts. any info is helpful thanks

ANSWER: Hi Heather:

No special tools needed other than light duty strut spring compressors to hold the spring in place while you replace the shock assembly.  It's really a very easy job as long as you get a tool that will SEAFELY hold the spring compressed while you chnage the shock. You don'r have to buy the complet assembly with the springs on them. Just the shocks It's cheaper that way. I will advise you to buy new upper mounts for the shocks they go bad on those cars all the time Still with athe price of the shock and the mount It's gonna be cheaper than buying the whole thing. Good luck :)


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QUESTION: thank you Very much for the info. now, is it possible for you to give me details on how to do the job? im just starting out and trying to learn how to do different things so i can save garage costs.

Answer
Ther  are a lot of steps to do this job. And I don't want to skip any telling you hopw to do the job. You may want to try autozone.com they have a part on their site called z-net it gives detailed directions on how to do different jobs. Give it a try. Good luck :)