ok here is the situation...
1993 Prelude 2.2VTEC
replacing stock suspension with H & R sportline springs and KYB GR-2 Shocks.
Labor cost roughly $400...
If i was to perform this upgrade myself...
what tools will i need and what is the best reference to help guide me (website, book, honda tech members personal opinions) much appreciate all the help guys. I will post picks of my 12 year old kick butt near mint condition prelude once i get it lowered.

worth mentioning ... i killed a special edition mk4 supra a couple days ago my friend drives !!! i was stoked ... ok ok it is non turbo with minor bolt on's but hey its still a supra !!! i pulled hard on him in third gear !!! im trying to get him to race again so i can tape it and post in the vid section... thanks again peace

 

have fun

http://www.ntpog.org/mods/fift...shtml

 

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Labor cost roughly $400...
If i was to perform this upgrade myself...
what tools will i need and what is the best reference to help guide me (website, book, honda tech members personal opinions) </TD></TR></TABLE>

$400 f*cking dollars LABOR???? Yikes.

If you do it yourself, make sure to get a spring compressor, a lot of people will say "you dont need one, just aim the spring at a wall blah blah".... better safe than sorry.

Maybe a helms manuel? Someone here has to have a site with pics and step by step instructions to do it. I did, but i lost it. I'll look for it.

 

http://www.ntpog.org/mods/fift...shtml

Thats the procedure for a 5th gen, not sure if it helps?

 

labor was only 100 down here

 

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personally i think there is nothing better than slowly turning the top nut off just waiting for the spring to seperate... damn thatll wake you up in the morning..

 

impact gun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

alright...
ive ordered the parts and there on there way. ive managed to gather up all the tools needed except a spring compressor. I think I can rent one of those though. I dont have any experience doing this but i will have a friend with me that has had a little. (replaced springs and shocks on his truck to raise it about 6 inches) lol complete opposite of what im doing. Any of you guys got any thing to say about how to use the spring compressor. haha like i said ive never done this before. thanks for all the informative information

 

it's relatively easy, I did it by myself last fall. If I had any experience it would have been pretty quick but it was my first time so I went slow. I recommend the spring compressor as well, just makes it safe and easy. When I tried to go to autozone they gave me the wrong type and said I couldn't do it without air tools so I left, then just bought one for $30 from pepboys. Make sure you get the kind that goes OUTSIDE the spring. Basically a pair of 2 hooks - one set of 2 for each side. you slip it between the springs (near the top and bottom) and you slowly tighten the compressor with a wrench or ratchet. This part will take a long time if you don't have air tools because you have to tighten both sides relatively evenly. So do 10-20 turns on one side, then the other. Back and forth.

The other tip is about breaking the rear upper ball joint. In the NTPOG review they use a pittman arm puller. That is probably not necessary. All you have to do is tap on it with a mallet while pulling down on the arm and it should just spring apart. If not you can rent the puller. You DON't need to do this on the front.

 

I had a friend help me do mine... I've done it a couple times now, and it's pretty easy once you get the hang of it. The hardest part for mine was compressing the spring... if you have a Chilton's or Helm's, you can read up on it... as well as doing a search on Google for Honda suspension installs. Most are fairly common.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=874879