Fitment Information
2003 - 2006 PONTIAC VIBE (AWD)
2003 - 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX (AWD)
Item Description :
◆ Brand New: Tested to meet or exceed OEM specifications.
◆ Complete Equipment: Contains everything you need in a fully assembled unit without the need for a spring compressor.
◆ Reliable Performance: Nitrogen gas-charge maintains tire-to-road contact for improved ride and handling by reducing aeration.
◆ Easy To Use: Fully integrated design reduces installation time and it is the direct replacements for the original factory parts.
◆ High Quality Material: Electrophoretic-coated increase performance of anti-corrosion and anti-oxidation.
◆ Ensures easy and fast installation
Shock Absorber Installation Instructions:
- Remove the rear wheel
- Remove the protective lining of wheel cover to leave the rear suspension strut in view.
- Release the bottom nut of the suspension strut
- Open the luggage compartment and remove the carpet from the area of the fixtures of rear shock absorber
- Remove the fixing bolts from the top bearing plate of the rear suspension strut
- Taking care not to damage the components, remove the suspension strut from the vehicle
- Securely fix the suspension strut to the workbench and using a professional spring compressor ,compress the shock absorber spring until the top comes loose
- Release the top fixing bolt of the suspension strut
- Remove all of the elements of the top mounting kit and the protection kit with its dust shield and the compressed spring
- Also remove the rubber protector from the suspension strut spring seat
- Remove the old suspension strut from the workbench and compare its size and the position of the spring seat with the new suspension strut to make sure that it is the right reference
- Fix the new suspension strut to the workbench using the shock absorber vice
- Fit the rubber protection in place in the spring seat of the new suspension strut
- Fit the compressed spring on the spring seat
- Fit the protection kit with its dust shield in working position (2 milimetres below the point where the rod begins to narrow to from the threaded part) and fit the metal protection washer
- Fit the top mounting kit
- Fit the top nut of the unit and tighten it with the right tools (6.1 daN.m)
- Remove the spring compressor and release the strut from the bench to start fitting it to the vehicle
- Carefully fit the suspension strut in its final place,lining up the top bolts and fix the bottom bolt of suspension strut with the right torque (11 daN.m)
- In the luggage compartment and with the right tool ,tighten the top fixing nuts of the suspension strut (2.5 daN.m)
- Fit the interior protector of the wheel arch with the connecting elements
- Fit the tyre and tighten the nuts to the right torque
- Make a test drive to ensure that everything works properly before delivering the vehicle

Notes :
These are guaranteed exact fit and don't require the use of a dangerous spring compressor to swap springs,
so they are very easy to install!
The struts/shocks are nitrogen gas charged and tuned for each specific vehicle application.
They will greatly improve the ride, handling,and safety of your vehicle!