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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 10:47 PM
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Default changin struts with coilovers?

Im gonna be changin my rear struts next weekend and i have areospeed coilovers, somone told me you dont need a spring compressor to change the struts if u have coiolvers is this true? Also will i need any other parts besides struts and the inclluded hardeware that came with the struts, is there a right up? if pulled motors,turbos, but never messed with suspension ever.

Please help me.

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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 10:50 PM
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ur gonna need a spring compressor to my knowledge (limited though)........aerospeed ==> battles with OBX for king of the top-o-the-line ricer parts.....make sure u get some stiff dampers
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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 11:17 PM
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Default Re: changin struts with coilovers? (wagon)

do some research but if u do need a compressor, i believe u can use a jack to do it, not sure how though
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Old Apr 17, 2004 | 11:31 PM
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i dont think u need a compressor....

your coilovers should be already "loose".
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