spring installation help
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spring installation help
What the hell. I just spent 2 hours trying to get out one of my front springs. No luck, even trying to use a spring compressor. I have an 03 GT and am trying to install a eibach pro kit. Any tips or helpfull links?
#2
#3
RE: spring installation help
if you took the sway bar and spindle loose from the aframe nothing
else holds it in ? once the aframe drops you will have to pop it out
of the spring pocket , make sure you have a jack under the aframe before you take that stuff loose although
else holds it in ? once the aframe drops you will have to pop it out
of the spring pocket , make sure you have a jack under the aframe before you take that stuff loose although
#5
RE: spring installation help
I took off the lower A-arm at the hinge point and it worked well. It's the Hayne's/Chilton method and you don't have to worry about your alignment being too far off (mine was still in spec, just on the edges instead of the middle).
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RE: spring installation help
do you guys really think taking off the brake caliper and dropping the strut is the easiest/best way? I just popped the ball joint and the spring comes right out. [sm=feedback.gif]
#7
RE: spring installation help
ya, springs can be a pita, i remember mine! oh my god, it seems that more ppl
run into CRAZY problems with springs then with anything else....except maybe headers
well good luck, and follow that write-up, i followed basicly the same one
run into CRAZY problems with springs then with anything else....except maybe headers
well good luck, and follow that write-up, i followed basicly the same one
#8
RE: spring installation help
i have done it both ways and really it is about the same time either way,if you have air tools its just 2 seconds to zip off the cauliper
the only thing i don't take it loose at the top as that can change your
front end alignment, i just take off the nut in the center , with air to remove the strut just for extra working room is worth it sometimes also , i have a electric impact also and that worksget also, after you have changed them a couple dozen times it becomes second nature !
only thing i see is when just one side is up it causes problems with the sway bar preloading ?
the only thing i don't take it loose at the top as that can change your
front end alignment, i just take off the nut in the center , with air to remove the strut just for extra working room is worth it sometimes also , i have a electric impact also and that worksget also, after you have changed them a couple dozen times it becomes second nature !
only thing i see is when just one side is up it causes problems with the sway bar preloading ?
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