I've made progress with my winter project:
Car is on axle stands and so far I've removed front and rear struts, popped the 4x compressed parts in the steering knuckles using a ball joint removal tool.
Got the front sway bar off and the radius rods which, were pretty easy to remove compared with the rest of the parts.
https://zclub.net/community/index.php?threads/car-related-memes.27312/page-2#post-333249
So I tried to remove my pinions using a tool made by another member and a torch with mapp gas and snapped my box spanner (with an extension pipe) so I'm throwing in the towel, hence the meme I created on the link above
I just today finished removing the springs from the struts and found that 4x spring clamps half on was the easiest way to remove the upper insulated top hats.
I've compared the old eibach coils with the new and there isn't much difference in terms of length. But they are easier to compress than the new coils and have the usual weathering to them.
Found as well, the top hat insulators are in good condition except, one of the rears was missing the rubber puck (where on the fronts, a bearing sits). I think my suspension was definitely crying out for renewal!
Out of the 4x dampers, only one of the lock nuts was loose enough to get the damper out. And for good reason:
Huge tear in the casing towards the top and when I compressed the damper: oil seeped out of the bottom which, I can only surmise that something was in the strut case to cause the tear upon insertion and maybe settled in the bottom and pierced it?
Also organised and catalogued my parts, got a shelf full of brand new parts and a shelf of 2nd hand / refurbished parts.
I plan to do my brakes, suspension, bearings and a little bit on the steering rack. Wish me luck!