stockcivic103

Hey guys, as some of you might recall, i just posted something about my dad buying me front struts, and now i am here to ask a question, im pretty sure i know how to take the struts out, but im not for sure, is it just as easy as taking the 2 bottom bolts out, and then pulling the 3 nuts off up-top in the engine bay? or is there any special step i have to do to get these bad boys off?

and another thing, when i got my car it came with a set of coilovers(not sure what kind they are, but they are brand new) but theres no instructions, so do you guys know where i migth eb able to find some instructions on how to put them on, or is it self explanitory, and if it is, what are the rubber o-rings for that came with them? theres about 16 or something like that i think

saNx

I am in the same process of replacing my struts. Each car differs a little bit, but on my 94 civic, I had to take off the brake lines that were attached to the strut. Then, there is a bolt that holds the strut in place and another bolt near the bottom. I took these off and than took off the top nuts in the engine bay. Used a lot of power to take out the strut. If you car is pretty old, I recommend you be super careful with the bolts used. It is possible that you break the bolts. It happened to me yesterday after throwing in some F2 suspension for a friend of mine in his prelude.

professor poon

go to kragen, buy the repair manual for your car for 20 bucks and know exactly how to take them out step by step with pictures.

need2swapcivic

make sure when taking them off to clamp the springs so they dont go shooting in your face

stockcivic103

Hey, i got the front end lowered, the struts werent that bad to get off. i am just amazed that my camber isnt off with lowering it 2ish inches..... but it sits level now, and im about 7inches off the ground.... so im happy, and now i love the looks of my car.... next is a motor rebuild.... lookin for a mini me swap for a d15/16 so if anyone knows of some good ****, hit me up or e-mail me..... and no im not gettin a B16/18, so dont talk me into it, my dads also funding the engine rebuild, so if he wants to do that im not gonna try and talk him into swappn it, cuz thats a bit more than the rebuild.... but i want to do a mini me, and some other stuff.... so lemme know what you guys have done

.Ry

Nice job on the struts. Most people will tell you a mini-me swap isnt worth the money. If your looking for some real power. Rebuild the motor you have now internals and put a turbo on there. Sure it will cost you a bit more, need to know alot about cars, but you will be happier in the end. If you really want the mini-me swap there is a "how-to" in the FAQ thread up top. There are also some nice Forced Induction forums on here and other web forums.