Well, I just got the rears done for today and I'm exhausted. Took me 2hrs to swap them out. This is my first time by the way. I may do the fronts later, but I'm tired, so maybe tomorrow since I have to swap out the control arms too. Whew...good learning experience.

 

haha. the fronts are easier dont worry! my first time the backs took me an hr. and the fronts only 30 min.

 

Swapping suspension could be tiring.


i hear ya on that one!

 

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Something I'm glad to hear...maybe I'll finish it tonight, but I got a headache right now.

 

just be glad your swapping the whole coilover and not installing springs with stock shocks... its more time consuming.

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ProEater &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just be glad your swapping the whole coilover and not installing springs with stock shocks... its more time consuming. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'll probably quit by then and bring it to a shop...haha. J/K

 

what are you swapping? 5lug?

 

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I wish...

Just swapping out the old coilovers and shocks.

I need to get a balljoint remover...

 

the fronts take about 2 's

SUPAH EASY!!!!!!

 

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SUPAH EASY!!!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes...easier than the back at least.

 

Yeah, tell me about it. I'm doing the '96 Spec Type R 4 x 114.3 on my EG right now. I'm going slow because I don't have a license and Steve at passwordjdm.com sent me the wrong rears-- the rears he sent me were 4 x 100's, and I bought some 16" ADVAN RG's that are 4 x 114.3, so the 4 x 100 obviously won't work.

Just the rear shock and spring isn't too bad (except for the always-stuck Rear LCA bolt). When you do the hubs, you have to do the e brake cables as well which begins to make things interesting. You have to drop the exhaust and the rear-most heat sheild to get them out (mostly for the RR). So count your blessings I guess? I dunno. You don't need to take apart the ball joint to do the front shock & spring, just undo the bolt that pinches the fork onto the base of the shock and work the fork around until it comes out.

Best of luck.

-QC

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Quik Chris &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just the rear shock and spring isn't too bad (except for the always-stuck Rear LCA bolt). You don't need to take apart the ball joint to do the front shock & spring, just undo the bolt that pinches the fork onto the base of the shock and work the fork around until it comes out.

Best of luck.

-QC</TD></TR></TABLE>

Have fun with your install. Air tools comes in handy for that rear LCA bolt. Oh yeah, I know that I don't need to remove the balljoint to replace the spring and shock, but in my case...I have to remove it because I'm installing the Skunk2 Camber Kit.

 

let me know how that install of the camber kit goes, im going to be doing that soon

i will take any pointers you have to

 

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i will take any pointers you have to </TD></TR></TABLE>

Will do.

 

I guess I am one of the lucky one because I did my suspension in about 30 min. for front and rear. No prob w/ the rear lower control arm. Camber kit was simple too.

 

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Just the rear shock and spring isn't too bad (except for the always-stuck Rear LCA bolt).


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ARRRRGGGH!! Those damn bolts! I have two brand new ones now, thanks to my last adventure in suspension land.

 

if you have to drill out that rear bolt, get ready to replace the entire rear LCA

 

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Thats not entirely true...but you will probably need new bushings.

 

i got the bushing....i went to have it replaced, and they said that it would be easier to replace the entire lca, because their press was starting to bend the lca

 

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What? Thats messed up, how were they trying to press it out? I got mine done, it was no problem, I don't even see how it would have been possible to bend it? Wierd.