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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
I have been toying the the idea of getting the necessary tools to do them myself in the garage. I already have an air compressor, so basically I'd need a jack (better than the emergency one that comes with the car I'd think), an impact wrench, and a torque wrench. I'm not much of an automotive handyman because I have always taken my car to my father-in-law for pretty much everything, but sooner or later I should be able to do this stuff myself.
So, for those of you who do the changeover yourself, do you have any tips for someone wanting to do learn how to do it themselves?
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It's pretty easy with the right tools. Get a hydraulic jack, like this
http://merchantmachinery.com/tag/2-ton-jacks/ (first link off google, make sure it's rated for the weight that you need)
Makes life easier then jacking the car up manually.
You can just use a regular wrench to loosen/tighten the bolts. Use the torque wrench to finish off the tightening. I think i remember a value of 80 (don't remember the units).