rear suspension upgrade ?

[michael lang]

Since I haven't been able to do much in the way of winter projects and now that I'm learning to walk again I can't wait to get started. Althought the parts have been coming there's a couple of things on my list that I'm not sure of so I thought I would turn to the forums for guidance.

Along with the gama of normal pre-season maintenance items to get ready for track season I'm also doing a couple of upgrades to my car. 1. to replace the rear springplates. 2. to replace the rear monoballs.

Questions:
When replacing the spring plates will I need to worry about the indexing of the rear torsion bars? After reviewing the Bentley manual it appears as though it is slightly more than bolt off, bolt on. Would someone comment on this please?

Can the trailing arm bushings be removed from the arm while it is still bolted on the car at the hub and hanging down from where it bolts to the chassis in the front or will the trailing arms have to be off first in order to remove the bushings and press in the monoballs?

I do not have a lift at home so I will be working with jackstands and crawling around on the floor and my skills are probably intermediate level and I am fully aware that an alignment and corner balance will need to follow. Does this sound feasible?
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