This CST kit was my first suspension lift to put on. First time to mess with coils, first time for anything. After reading the instructions and looking at the situation it was off with the old and on with the new. To unload the coil I put the truck on jackstands, put the jack under the LCA put alittle preasure on it. Took the spindle completely off and then slower let the jack down until all pressure was off of the coil and then it came out. to get the new longer coil in, all you had to do was push the LCA down quite abit and work to get the jack under the LCA and jack it back up and then re-attach the spindle to the new UCA and attach tie rods and so forth. I didnt have a problem doing it myself for the first time. But I am pretty good with taking things apart and putting them back together and having them work after lol... So it was a no brainer to save the 1K...
The body lift is also pretty simple if you just go step by step and follow the instructions... Sometimes things dont fit exactly how they should or take alittle fudging to get to fit right but that is all part of it.
Main thing is tools, I have done 3 body lifts without air tools and 2 with air tools and the air tools make it so much easier IMO... That and a good set of jackstands and a good 2.5-3 ton jack with a complete set of wrenches and sockets and you will do fine... You have to cut a small part of metal on the UCA mount with the CST kit either with a sawzall or a torch. And drill a hole to bolt the UCA stop where you cut the metal off of. Other then that, its all a matter of taking bolts off and spindle and putting new back on....
