My Tein Experience, Installing Tips/Headaches Options

[Celicav]

Well, I got the front springs on which were pretty easy. Comments, tips, observations...

- Make sure you loosen the Top middle bolt SOME (in engine bay) before taking the suspension assembly out of car...this will make it easier to get the bolt off once it is out of the car...also, make sure you don't have the top cap facing you when you take off the middle bolt - it will come shooting out along with the bolt. I laid the assembly on the ground and pointed it away from me
- You will be able to tell easily how the spring sits in there when putting the new one in
- if you have a Haynes manual or equivalent, look at the torque specs before tightening all the bolts back on

I am in the middle of doing the rear and it has been hell so far. I followed Manny's advice to the tee with the sway bar link bolt, but still stripped one of those allen heads...used a hand saw forever to get that damn link off and then went to Pep Boys and got a new one ($40). Other than that, the suspension bolts (hooked to suspension arms) would not budge despite my big ass torque wrench, so those got PB blasted and are soaking over night...

To Be Continued, and can't wait to show yall pics when done...damn rusty old cars (wish all the bolts were as easy as the brake line bolts...that would be heaven)

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

You should be using metric sockets on it. I'd be worried about stripping. I know there's a couple of sizes that match up about perfect, so 3/4 could be one. What is that, like 14mm? If you can get ahold of some air tools, that's your best bet. A good two piston air wrench will take it off or break it, either one in under 2 seconds. I love those things. Single piston will work just fine. I would try hitting it. Take a hammer and hit around it as hard as you can without tearing things up. This might knock some stuff loose. Just be careful. If worste comes to worste, use a grinder or hacksaw, then buy new parts.