im trying to get some friends to help me. one of which knows could do it with this eyes closed.

but hes extremely busy. so i might be able to get maybe 2 of my other friends to help instead. one of them went to automotive school.

on average how long should it take?

 

well i didn't install my springs but took it to a mom&pop garage i usually go to and they took about 2 hours.

 

If you have air tools and more than one person, under 2 hours. If you have access to a lift, even less.

I've personally done an install in an hour and fifteen minutes by myself, but I've done about half a dozen tCs. Oh, the type of springs/dampers also make a difference For instance, TRDs are the easiest, and S-Techs are goddamn horrible.

 

Dr Isotope wat tools do i need? im getting a spring compressor. my friend has the ratchets.
is there anything i would need to make this installation smoother?

 

An impact wrench quite literally cuts the install time by half. Cranking down spring compressors manually is like medieval torture.

 

oh yeah i forgot about that...i have to do it 8 times.....and theres 2 parts each...

crap i dont have that...

 

Oh man, do not bring back that nightmare.

 

is theres a DIY on the web? i got lost when i was looking at the rear struts...

this page doesnt help...
http://www.yoursciontc.com/informati...d_springs.html
not enough pics and instructions.


nevermind found this
http://clubsciontc.com/forum_thread_...--Springs.html

 

hmmm i did the fronts 2day and it would take me about 2 hours for the front. the spring compressor i bought is a piece of crap...
so i wasted 3 hours messing with that...

 

whatever you do don't buy the harbor freight (cheap cheap) spring compressors. I go there occasionally for one time use tools. But when i used them to change my friends springs on his mazda 6, one of the rods stripped in the middle and we were unable to losen the compressor anymore. We ended up going in his yard, throwing the spring in the air like 50 ft and then ducking behind his deer blind. It finally came off when it hit a fallen tree on the ground. (by came off i mean shooting 10 ft and imbeding itself 6 inches into the ground)

 

You can get a pair of MAC Tools compressors from NAPA for about $20. I've been using the same set for years and years.

 

I'll take note. I need a new set after that last incident.

 

this one dude installed my trd springs in an hr n half.. but he was pro status.

 

did he have a air gun and a mounted spring compressor?
thats pretty fast. coiling down the springs took like 20mins....

 

dude even the Dr. said he did it in an hour and fifteen.

 

Have you done the rears yet?
Takes time and patience, PITA.

 

I took it to a shop in ontario california, but he did it by himself. cost me $100

 

if the spring compressor didnt give me such a hard time i would have gotten it done in less then 3 hours...with a help from a friend (the front is a pain to do by yourself)