Mike,

Nice set of instructions... Thanks! What's the idea behind the two turnbuckles though? Does that just hold up the strut or does it keep it more steady than rope/wire/tie straps would?

So why does the book recommend doing front struts this way? Why couldn't I just take the whole strut assy out of the car? Is this supposed to be better for preserving the old alignment? I've separated the strut tube from the knuckle before - not a big deal.

It seems like a long way to force the control arm to rotate down - Doesn't Bentley's book recommend loosening the nuts for the bushings? On an Isuzu that I had, I needed to change the rear control arm bushings and they had a whole procedure for torquing the nuts to set the "trim height" of the car so the bushings would have zero pre-load with the weight on the wheels. It seemed like a hassle at the time, but probably extended the life of those bushings a bit.

Steve