how hard is it to change the front struts and the strut mounts? it there anything that can really go wrong could someone in detail please tell me everything involved in doin it?

 

A jack and a couple of jack stands are all that's required. Air tools make the job go a lot easier.

Jack up the car and support it by the frame letting the suspension drop. Use the jack to lift up the suspension by the lower a-frame. Unbolt the 2 lower mount bolts and the brake line bracket from the strut. Unbolt the top nut and pull it put.

 

doesn't the new strut mount have to be set a special way?

 

You're not changing the strut mount, only the strut.

 

The strut mount should be simply bolted in. You only need to change it if the bearing is worn out. I think it will only go in one way.

 

so after i got the car all up do i take the top apart first or the bottom?then when i get to the bottom does the rotor have to come off or can i work around it?cause i don't know how to take the rotor off.please tell me the details in steps what to do i am changing my strut mounts too.

 

After you put the struts on you have to have the wheels aligned for our cars.

 

i know that but i have to get them off first!!!!

 

Do it just like Stephen said. You don't have to do anything with the rotor, it shouldn't be in the way. Make sure to undo the lower mounting bolts first. When I changed mine, the manual told me to undo the top nuts first, then jack up the car. When you do it this way, the suspension just keeps dropping as you jack up the car, and the wheel never lifts off the ground. It also makes it easier to get the lower mounting bolts undone with the top of the strut still bolted in. If you don't have a really strong impact wrench, you'll probably need a nice long section of pipe and a breaker bar to get the lower bolts loose. Remember, up top, only remove the center nut on the stem of the strut. If you loosen the upper strut mount, you'll knock the car wayyyy out of alignment.