 Use your spring compressors...  Use your spring compressors to compress the KW spring |  With the springs compressed...  With the springs compressed you should be able to tighten the upper nut |  Slide the KW assembly into...  Slide the KW assembly into the OEM spindle and secure the pinch bolt |
 Guide the strut assembly back...  Guide the strut assembly back into the well and tighten the three upper strut bolts in the reverse of the removal procedure |  Make sure to gently guide...  Make sure to gently guide the axle into the spindle. Then retighten the three lower ball-joint bolts, the tie-rod end, the sway bar end-link, reinstall the brake caliper and finally the wheel |  Now you're done with the front....  Now you're done with the front. Look how much nicer that looks! Let's finish the rear so we can take it for a spin |
 With the car safely supported...  With the car safely supported on jack stands and the rear wheels removed, go ahead and remove the upper strut mount bolts. Where most VWs have these inside the cabin, the new Mk5s have them inside the fender wells, making it much easier to get at them |  Here you can see us removing...  Here you can see us removing the upper strut bolts. We're lazy so we used an air gun. Note, you should never install the bolts with an air gun, since the chance of cross-threading is too great |  Like the front, you'll need...  Like the front, you'll need to remove the sway bar end-links. Hold the end-link with an Allen or Spline socket while removing the bolt |
 Now pop the end-link out of...  Now pop the end-link out of the sway bar |  Even with the sway bar disconnected,...  Even with the sway bar disconnected, we found we couldn't remove the rear spring. You can either disconnect the lower spindle from the lower control arm or use a spring compressor as we did |  With the spring removed, you...  With the spring removed, you have easy access to the lower shock mount |