hey guys so i am planning to replace my springs with new ones on my 91 si. my question is, is it easy to take off the whole shock/spring assembly? is it just basic bolt ons or what do i need to know? any help would do great. thanks!

 

yes it is fairly straight forward... the only problem that i ran into when i was installing my rear springs are the bolts have the tendency to rust and get frozen up... so with that being said be very careful and dont break the bolts like i did because they cost 10 bucks a pop at honda

 

dude to work on a honda you need to have these basic tools...

10mm,12mm,13mm,14mm

when you take off the suspension make it easy for yourself and take off the caps also, use a 14mm(12mm?) and lossen the top cap 2 bolts per side on each strut and it will drop from the top. then use a 14mm to loosen the bolts connection to the LCA and take em out then use your wrench or socket to losen the brake lines from each strut front and rear. use a spring compressor to take off the springs cause those ***** are hella dangerous to take off without them......... that was from the top of my head maybe i missed something. an impact wrench will kill half the time or maybe less.

 

Im not sure if you're installing stock springs or lowering springs. However will need a spring compressor to remove/reinstall springs.

Suspension is very easy to remove and reinstall.
1.Jack up car and use jackstands.
2.Take off wheels.

Front: Remove 17mm bolt at lower control arm. Remove bolts holding brake lines to strut. remove 14mm bolt holding strut to lower fork. remove 2 14mm nuts on top of strut tower. remove strut/spring assembly.

Rear:remove 14mm bolt at lower shock mount, remove inner bolt for lower control arm. remove 2 14mm nuts on top of strut tower. remove spring strut assembly.

 

Just be careful when removing the top assembly to separate the spring from the strut. That spring is under load and can unload on you. Rent the spring compressor from an auto part store and it should be fairly easy. Less than 4 bolts all together at each corner.

 

where are there 17mm bolts on the suspension? ive only used that once and that was on my disk brake conversion taking off the trailing arms........

 

17mm does sound kinda big. haha oh well i will see formyself. thanks for all the help guys! it seems so clearly to me now. haha

 

i always just stand on the spring itself while its laying on the floor and use a impact gun then blow them apart, works pretty good for me and saves a lot of time as long as you don't loose any parts.

 

woah! watch your ***** :D

 

I believe it's the 17mm socket.

 

its pretty straight forward! cant really mess up. after you get the hang of it one side of the car should really only take about a half hour to do or so. good luck!

 

That 13mm isn't going to be of much use...

As has already been stated, it is a relatively easy job aside from rusted bolts. I find sometimes a hit with a hammer can free them up a bit but a small breaker bar is sufficient most of the time.