Springs...?

[06_Ion2]

i just orderd lowering springs from springtec and i was wondering are they easy to install??im kinda on a budget and i dont really have much experience with shocks/springs at all could someone with little to no experience do this job because i want the springs installed and then ballenced after the springs settle... any sugestions are welcome thanks..

[twizted_ion]

yep. its pretty easy. the fronts will take the longest. The back is very easy, you just have to unbolt the strut and push down on the crossmember and the spring will pop out and you can pull it out. the fronts you will need to unbolt the strut from the car and take the springs off. there are a cople olts when you open the hood, on top of the strut, and there is 2 bolts holding it to the brace behind the wheel. you will also have to unbolt the tie rod i think. after you get the strut out with the spring you have to take the spring off the stut and switch it. if you have an impact wrench all you have to do is take the top nut off the top plate. if you dont have an impact wrench you have to rig up some tools. (if you need to do that, i can tell ya exactly what to do and with what) after that its just switchin them and putting them back on. shouldnt take you more than 2 hours.

Also you will need to rent spring compressors from autozone or something to compress the spring when you take it off the strut.

if ya need more info let me know, i know i dont make much sense when i type lol but i think i covered most of it

[SpeedyIon]

It is something isn't too tough. Fairly self explainatory. You will need a special tool though. A rather large hex socket.

[06_Ion2]

thanks i got all the tools required in my garage to do this besides spring compresser thanks for the info..

[Red4Coupe]

I have a write up around here from when I did it...step by step WITH socket sizes and stuff...SIMPLE SIMPLE task man, I think monkeys have done it already.

Tim

[06_Ion2]

wow the saturn dealer around here is the cheepest place for them to install springs + alignment at $390 other places were 430+ someone even qouted me at almost 500 i was like omg you have to be kidding me.. i dont kno what to do im not very mechanicly smart to do this i dont think lol well i just hope my friends know a cheeper place that i can go to get them installed at...

[jentzsch23]

i am going to do my sprigs when i get them. Pretty much i will be doing the same thing twised said. I have a buddy who is into lifting. he goes to moab utah for rock crawling contests and said he would love to learn how to lower. He has everything for the job, so as soon as i get the $, i will be heading over to his house!

[06_Ion2]

yea i found a place to do it 60 miles away for 200 cash its worth the drive i think just need to look around way around.. lol oh well i hope other things wont be this complicated..