How do you remove the rear coils on a Thunderbird sc?

Answer 1

The rear shocks are easy - go into the trunk, remove the actuator from the top of each shock by squeezing the white tabs on the actuator (the tabs move inward and downward) and lift straight up. Set the actuator aside. The top bolt on the rear shock is easily removed using an 18mm box end wrench. You may need pliers to hold the actuator washer & bracket so that it doesn't spin while loosening the nut on the top of the shock. Space is limited so my deep sockets wouldn't work. Remove the rear tires and then the bottom bolts on the shocks. Replacements are provided for all of the nuts and bolts and washers removed from the rear shocks. Ford recommends using the new hardware. To install, just reverse the removal process. When reattaching the actuator, you may need to check the valve in the top of the shock and make sure it is facing the same direction as the pin in the actuator so that the actuator can be easily reattached.

You can check out the following link with more details:

http://wiki.rockauto.com/1990%20FORD%20THUNDERBIRD%20SC%203.8L%20232cid%20V6%20MFI%20Supercharged%20(R)_Shock%20Absorber_0_0

I've replaced both the front & rear shocks on the car and wrote about it on the rockauto website. !