I'm going to put my Tein H-techs on this weekend. The only cars I've ever put suspension on before are Hondas.... where it's super easy. I was kinda peeved when I found out that in the back of the tC you've got to remove interior panels to get to the suspension bolts. On Hondas there are just plastic pieces that pop off and everything's right there. It wouldn't be a big deal except I've got an elaborate trunk setup that I'm going to have to remove now (stereo stuff).

My question is this: Do I have to remove the back seat and/or the panels that are on either side of the back seat in order to remove the side panels in the rear to get to the suspension bolts?

 

dont have to remove rear seats just the rear crossmember and the 2 side panels. the driver side panel was the hardest imho. also dont be surprised to find a little rust under the crossmember because im told that was normal.

 

By crossmeber you mean that little plastic piece that goes across the very back of the trunk area?

How hard will the lower strut bolts be to remove with air tools?

 

air tool easy... but with just a socket wrench... its hard as hell... Ive been stripping my interior to put sound deadening material in and all the bolts are very very tight.