 Everything needed for a suspension upgrade? |
 Sep 7, 2009 - 5:22 PM
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I want to go with HR Springs but it seems like KYB is the the only strut/shock available for our cars except for Koni $$$. I need a list of whats needed to do it right ....... thanks
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Nov 30, 2009 - 5:44 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 28, '05 From Redondo Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 86 (100%) |
you dont need a spring compressor...it isnt necessary but for safety when taking off the old strut top nuts
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Nov 30, 2009 - 8:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '08 From Merced, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
QUOTE (LewFX @ Nov 30, 2009 - 6:44 PM)  you dont need a spring compressor...it isnt necessary but for safety when taking off the old strut top nuts +1 I borrowed a spring compressor from a friend out of fear of injury, only to discover that it was utterly pointless. I only used it for one of the springs, and for the others the top nut only sprung off the mount about 6 inches. Our stock springs are under very little compression when not installed on the vehicle. There are a few youtube videos on spring installations that show what happens when you don't use a spring compressor. It isn't necessary, but do what you please. |
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NWCelica Everything needed for a suspension upgrade? Sep 7, 2009 - 5:22 PM
Harold_Fastwaker You really only have 4 options
1: Lowering spring... Sep 7, 2009 - 5:37 PM Spider77 Im kinda in the same boat. I got my tein s-tech..... Sep 7, 2009 - 5:48 PM
nics QUOTE (Spider77 @ Sep 7, 2009 - 3:48... Sep 9, 2009 - 11:08 PM Spider77 QUOTE (nics @ Sep 10, 2009 - 12:08 A... Sep 10, 2009 - 3:44 PM SwissFerdi If the KYB's are supposedly a stock replacemen... Sep 9, 2009 - 11:20 PM Euphoria they can be but they usually don't last very l... Sep 9, 2009 - 11:43 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE (Euphoria @ Sep 10, 2009 - 12... Sep 10, 2009 - 12:12 AM nics are those all struts(f&R)?
Is it this one?
h... Sep 10, 2009 - 4:34 PM Spider77 QUOTE (nics @ Sep 10, 2009 - 5:34 PM... Sep 10, 2009 - 6:54 PM nics QUOTE (Spider77 @ Sep 10, 2009 - 4:5... Sep 10, 2009 - 7:04 PM Spider77 QUOTE (nics @ Sep 10, 2009 - 8:04 PM... Sep 11, 2009 - 4:50 AM nics QUOTE (Spider77 @ Sep 11, 2009 - 2:5... Sep 11, 2009 - 11:37 AM 808celica QUOTE (NWCelica @ Sep 7, 2009 - 12:2... Sep 10, 2009 - 6:44 PM 808celica the whole job isnt that hard. 3 top mounts nuts, l... Sep 10, 2009 - 7:01 PM BonzaiCelica you dont really need camber bolts. I did alignment... Sep 11, 2009 - 12:11 AM Galcobar If you're doing a strut and spring replacement... Sep 11, 2009 - 4:33 AM Spider77 i will. Hopefully when i get home they will arrive Sep 11, 2009 - 2:50 PM nics QUOTE (Spider77 @ Sep 11, 2009 - 12... Sep 14, 2009 - 11:52 AM Spider77 Not yet...I kind of wonder why people go through U... Sep 14, 2009 - 5:23 PM nics we'll see how slow they are. i recently bought... Sep 14, 2009 - 7:11 PM Spider77 I guess...you knw how it is when your waiting for ... Sep 14, 2009 - 9:03 PM nics got it and installed? im just wondering what wrenc... Sep 20, 2009 - 11:43 PM Spider77 Nothing yet, FedEx shipped it out, went to the wro... Sep 21, 2009 - 4:48 PM Galcobar Gland nut I found was easiest to do by flipping th... Sep 21, 2009 - 5:26 PM Spider77 Never really thought about flipping the assy upsid... Sep 21, 2009 - 6:02 PM Galcobar QUOTE (Spider77 @ Sep 21, 2009 - 4:0... Sep 22, 2009 - 6:23 PM nics spider77, if you got time to take pics while your ... Sep 22, 2009 - 5:28 PM Spider77 Thats when I get them. But sure no problem. Sep 22, 2009 - 5:44 PM BonzaiCelica uhh if you guys want i can post pictures up or do ... Sep 23, 2009 - 1:50 AM Keiri QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Sep 23, 2009 - 2... Sep 23, 2009 - 9:29 AM nics make sure you do not put oil or anything. thats wh... Sep 24, 2009 - 7:01 PM Galcobar Oddly, that's what I was told by KYB customer ... Sep 25, 2009 - 1:37 AM nics spider77, fixed? Sep 29, 2009 - 3:32 PM Spider77 Not yet. Still waiting for FedEx to get the claim... Sep 29, 2009 - 5:16 PM Spider77 Wow, finally got the things. Took long enough... Oct 7, 2009 - 4:08 PM nics wtf?? that took forever!!! but still ... Oct 9, 2009 - 12:31 PM Spider77 Yeah, not a bad price. Been wanting to install, b... Oct 9, 2009 - 2:49 PM nics Im jealous, wish it would rain soon here in cali..... Oct 11, 2009 - 1:56 AM Spider77 Trust me, I wish it wasnt. Been off and on for th... Oct 11, 2009 - 12:41 PM Spider77 Well, finally did it. Took me and one of my frien... Nov 8, 2009 - 8:01 PM Joe_1985 i lucked out and got kyb with h&r springs with... Nov 8, 2009 - 8:16 PM Spider77 QUOTE (Joe_1985 @ Nov 8, 2009 - 8:16... Nov 8, 2009 - 8:23 PM Joe_1985 thats what i did today, in my coupe, the rears
wa... Nov 8, 2009 - 8:42 PM Spider77 Yeah, air tools woulda made it alot faster. And p... Nov 8, 2009 - 10:18 PM SwissFerdi How hard was it to do though, overall? Considering... Nov 8, 2009 - 10:30 PM Spider77 QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 8, 2009 - 11... Nov 8, 2009 - 10:53 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE (Spider77 @ Nov 8, 2009 - 10:5... Nov 8, 2009 - 11:30 PM Joe_1985 i dunno about you guys but my car rides a whole lo... Nov 8, 2009 - 11:19 PM Joe_1985 if your tall it helps to remove the 4 14mm bolts f... Nov 8, 2009 - 11:54 PM Spider77 That sounds like its adding more work. Id rather ... Nov 9, 2009 - 6:26 AM SwissFerdi ^ LOLWUT?
PB blasting? Something WD-40-like, I as... Nov 9, 2009 - 10:42 AM samir0189 QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 9, 2009 - 11... Nov 9, 2009 - 10:55 AM SwissFerdi Shweet, thanks man. Is it available at auto parts ... Nov 9, 2009 - 3:41 PM Spider77 Yes it is! Is probably the best stuff of its ... Nov 9, 2009 - 5:47 PM SwissFerdi Hopefully they'll settle a lot, because that... Nov 9, 2009 - 5:49 PM Joe_1985 yeah i have h&r springs, so far im thinking i... Nov 10, 2009 - 12:12 AM Spider77 um...not GTS. They are like 15 inch versions of g... Nov 10, 2009 - 5:39 AM mmmchocolate did your car settle anymore? i mean how does it lo... Nov 17, 2009 - 10:09 PM SwissFerdi Rather than making a new thread...ordering KYB GR-... Nov 25, 2009 - 6:43 PM flyinglizard QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 25, 2009 - 6... Nov 25, 2009 - 6:47 PM Spider77 When it comes to the endlinks, PB Blast those thin... Nov 25, 2009 - 6:54 PM SwissFerdi Thanks flyinglizard. I'm still considering goi... Nov 25, 2009 - 7:43 PM Spider77 QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 25, 2009 - 7... Nov 25, 2009 - 8:02 PM SwissFerdi Okay. I think they're pretty much the most pop... Nov 25, 2009 - 8:10 PM samir0189 how do you round out the endlinks? There is a hole... Nov 25, 2009 - 9:08 PM Spider77 QUOTE (samir0189 @ Nov 25, 2009 - 10... Nov 26, 2009 - 7:30 AM samir0189 QUOTE (Spider77 @ Nov 26, 2009 - 7:3... Nov 26, 2009 - 3:08 PM SwissFerdi I can't wait to put this shtuff in. My baby n... Nov 26, 2009 - 3:12 PM windowlicker QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 26, 2009 - 3... Nov 29, 2009 - 2:38 PM SwissFerdi One more n00b question folks: are the struts side-... Nov 27, 2009 - 3:01 PM nics yes they are side specific. those ones are for the... Nov 27, 2009 - 3:32 PM SwissFerdi I was planning on getting the entire strut assembl... Nov 27, 2009 - 3:38 PM nics each is specific to a corner. Nov 27, 2009 - 4:12 PM SwissFerdi Nics, I just noticed you posted the front part num... Nov 29, 2009 - 5:21 PM nics QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 29, 2009 - 2... Nov 29, 2009 - 10:48 PM SwissFerdi Because I was confused about the part numbers and ... Nov 29, 2009 - 11:12 PM CelicaST_CALI Do you have to have a spring compressor to do this... Nov 30, 2009 - 2:36 PM nics you can loan it at autozone Nov 30, 2009 - 3:55 PM SwissFerdi That's the plan...looks like a $33 deposi... Nov 30, 2009 - 4:00 PM nics tnx for giving the price! Nov 30, 2009 - 4:25 PM SwissFerdi No problem brosef.
Does anyone here know the spri... Nov 30, 2009 - 4:44 PM nics it says progressive springs
http://www.tuninglinx... Nov 30, 2009 - 5:43 PM samir0189 QUOTE (LewFX @ Nov 30, 2009 - 5:44 P... Nov 30, 2009 - 8:19 PM nics QUOTE (samir0189 @ Nov 30, 2009 - 5... Dec 1, 2009 - 2:19 PM nics but mounting the springs yes. Nov 30, 2009 - 5:58 PM LewFX QUOTE (nics @ Nov 30, 2009 - 2:58 PM... Nov 30, 2009 - 7:18 PM CelicaST_CALI i love danger...no compressor it is Nov 30, 2009 - 10:34 PM SwissFerdi I'll probably get it, just to be safe...wouldn... Dec 1, 2009 - 2:22 PM samir0189 QUOTE (nics @ Dec 1, 2009 - 3:19 PM)... Dec 1, 2009 - 7:12 PM flyinglizard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrYKdyHySJE#t=03m47... Dec 1, 2009 - 7:33 PM samir0189 I am not trying to argue here with anyone..
I al... Dec 1, 2009 - 7:46 PM nics i personally do not condone not using a spring com... Dec 1, 2009 - 8:00 PM LewFX ive only lowered 3-4 celicas without one but for s... Dec 3, 2009 - 3:41 PM nics yep we all know great things you've done to ce... Dec 4, 2009 - 1:44 AM |
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