i need help on putting on my rear coilovers...can any help....

 

how far have u gotten so far?

 

i put on the front ones...i dont know how to take out the shocks so i can put the new shocks and coilovers....

 

there are two bolts on the top of the shock tower...its located in ur trunk...i believe u will have to take out the carpeting to get access to them...well thats how it was on my ej coupe...ive never done any suspension work on an eg hatch, but it should be the same...the other bolt is on ur LCA...remove this and the shock should slide right out..be careful it could immediately fall and u can injure urself...i cant even remember how many times ive hurt myself working on suspension components

 

aignt it a 19mm socket you need.....wat my friend told me is that, that bolt it going to be a bitch to take out and its better off just cutting it off.....also wat is lca?

 

LCA = Lower control Arm. You should pick up a helms.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">aignt it a 19mm socket you need.....wat my friend told me is that, that bolt it going to be a bitch to take out and its better off just cutting it off.....also wat is lca?</TD></TR></TABLE>he is talking about the bolt on the Lower Control Arm...yes in some cases they are bitch to get off and cutting is a must...fortunately mine have always come off easy...ive just heard so many people complain about hard of a time they had with it...

 

I GOT STARTED TODAY AND I GOT THE NUT OFF AND THE BOLT DOESNT WANT TO COME OFF....ANY ONES GOT ANY TIPS ON GETTING THE DAM THING OFF....THANKS

 

i need your guyz input

 

you need allen key and wrench, put allen key in top and wrench around hold allen key to get bolt off

 

what you really need is air tools.

 

wat is an allen wrench?

 

never mind....i know how to do that but i need to take off the whole suspension from the rear to put on the coli overs......

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">never mind....i know how to do that but i need to take off the whole suspension from the rear to put on the coli overs......</TD></TR></TABLE>
what? no u dont..just take out the entire "shock" assembly..it only requires the removal of 3 bolts ...the two on the top of ur tower(inside the cabin)...and the one that attaches to the LCA..

 

did i say allen wrench? buds, its not too hard. move your carpet in the trunk to reveal your suspension remove the 2 top bolts, then take the bolt on the arm off... just like dx said. THEN... when you pull out the strut assembly do what i told you earlier. just dont aim it at your face... might get hurt.

 

i know but i cant take that bolt off the LCA....

 

cut it and get a new bolt.. that's what i did

it's a pain in the *** job but that's what you gotta do...

or you can try heating around the bolt for 30secs to a minute or even more and see if that helps... also spray some pb blaster (walmart or ace hardware)