Remove rear stuts / dampers?

[topgunsnsx]

How hard is it to remove the rear dampers/struts? I'm installing coilovers and can't remove the stock ones from the car. I've unbolted all of the screws as the service manual says, but still it's wedge between the wheel hub. Help..

 

[C-speed]

It can be a little tough with the stock struts. You can use a pry bar on the lower joint of the strut and pry it towards the center of the car. Once its out of the U-channel that the strut sits in, you can jimmy the strut out sideways. Just be careful you don't rip the CV boot.

The coilover will reinstall super easy as it will be physically shorter in length than the stock one (I assume you're lowering it?), so it won't bind like the oem one does.

HTH!