97DX

i bought a set of Skunk 2 coilovers for my 97 coupe. and i want to do the install myself. just wondering how hard this might be and if there is anything i should know before i start? im using the stock shocks/struts for now as i ran out of cash at this time. thanks in advance for any help

hatchdrvr

It's not hard at all to do, just make sure you rent a spring compressor from autozone because the springs are under a lot of compression and can be dangerous if you just try to unbolt them.

Westsideboy

Yah, your stock ones will be under load. With the Skunk2's, you'll find it very easy to bolt up after the stock springs are off.

boostsohfast

shooting struts out of stock springs is fun

ransack

I didnt have a compresser when I first installed GC on some stock struts. What I did is take the shock/spring and aimed it at the two tires I took off. I unbolt the spring nut pretty far, but not all the way. I then placed the spring as close as I could to the tires...then slowely turned the bolt. it pops, but didnt do no harm.
it real easy to install. all your doing is removing nuts and bolts..nothing complicated

slvrcivic97

very easy to do. THe only pain is pulling back all the trunkl liner to unscrew the top of the strut assembly. Other than that, you might want to spray the top of all strut assemblies (under the hood and in the trunk) with WD40 to help loosen them up. And an air compressor is always nice if you have the air gun. Good luck though