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apparently you can... i asked the guy in poland who sells them and he said they can be special ordered in black.

Hey had a quick qestion. Wth these coilovers is there a setting to be stock ride hieght (or close)? with my bumper i cant afford to go maybe all of a 1/2" lower (theres already roads i just have to avoid completely lol) but buying new oem struts and springs seems dumb for the price.
Mine arent bad yet but I know i havent ever changed them and ive put over well over 30k on the car since i got it. let me know it would help out my decision alot.
Thanks

yea, you could in theory raise it pretty high if ya wanted to.

hey just saw your reply now. thanks, like i said i can't go much lower than i am now with the bumpers.
Ill get them when imback in the states next year

how in ends world, did you get the big bolt out of the knuckle



had to cut the bolt to get arms out

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Jan 29, 2014 - 1:27 PM

Heat up the hub and work the bolt out.
Try putting the hub in a vice, heating it until it just about glows, work the bolt round and round, then tap it out with a big hammer.

I got a press today, the problem is that my propane torch wont make it glow eed, its mayve too cold

with a map torch and convincing hammer, it came out. it was not the Ban-hammer... dont waste time with propane torches.

Really what you need is oxygen in there to, once the rubber is hot you can just cut through it like steel with an oxy/fuel torch.

yea, an oxy/acte. torch is the best way, but a mapp gas torch will work in a pinch.
berto, your right, straight propane takes forever to get that particular bolt hot enough to get out, easier with mapp gas, alot easier with oxy/acet torches.

If the 6th gen responds anything like my 7th gen, then you'll love coils and bushings. I know I do. It's like a giant go-kart.

Ordered my poly front and rears from Pawel yesterday!

Thanks to this thread, i heard all i needed to justify pulling the trigger on this upgrade.

Suspension is still debatable, but the polys are for sure. Awesome celicas btw!

get your cuz words lined up. Prepare for down time. order the bolts ahead of time, the ones you will smash, seriously... check out my thread...

Yeah, my car has been a consistent pia thus far. So ive learned to be prepared for almost anything. There's also the benefit of having a lift at a garage with an arsenal of snap-on tools i can "borrow" on a weekend... (Not all the time of course, but for this task... definitely calling in a favor... or two.)

I NEED to replace these bushings. My rear is so bad the wheels are cambered in at stock ride height... besides that, every time i hit a little bump in the road it sounds like a dead hooker bouncing around back there as i shimmy all over the lane Im in... Its pretty bad...

Which were the problem bolts? In the front control arms?

All the bolts...

in my case not all were bad, but the spindle bolts, oh wow.... but i made it cuz....

Im prepared to battle these gremlins of car design past... i accept my challenges that lay ahead...



Besides that, i have too much time and effort invested to get discouraged now. Ill have a torch, a vice, impacts, a press...

Heck, i got that broken motor mount bolt out of my block with a Chinese drill and some easy outs in my apt parking lot... sure, it involved treating down the whole front end, removing my a/c completely, and some busted knuckles... But, i got it done...

Challenges be dammed. Im completely focused on the "having polys installed" part of all this... =)

this worked for me

i drilled on of the sides to make room for wiggle and release pressure



on the other side i left the bolt so i can wiggle with impact wrench between cycles..




start like this..

1. heat up bolt till red

2. hit bolt on vice with big hammer

3. if not loose repeat x 1

4. heat bolt again

5. use impact socket to try to loosen

6. go to step 1... (repeat as many times..)

you need a heavy hammer, and not a wimpy one, it will break... oxyacetylene torch seems to be best, i used map torch. it took me about 1 hour to 2 hours of heating and hitting ... per bolt.

How firm is the ride with the new bushings?

definetly a bit firmer than stock, but totally in a good way.
much less slop all around.