Ok so my S-Tech's are coming in the mail on Friday. I plan to get them installed on Sunday! Now for the problem. Do I install them myself or have a shop do it. Lets see the pros and cons to both ...

So what do you guys think! BTW I have my grandfather (knowledge base) and a friend (extra pair of hands) to help me! Should I save the money and kill the time myself or fork out the cash and have a pro do it?

 

Just follow the DIY and go to kragens pay the 60 deposit on spring compressors and do it yourself with a buddy

It really is a fun install...I did Espelir springs...(no one has em I think)

 

DIY has no pics --- blah im guessing with the DIY and an explosive pic of all the inner workings of the front and rear suspension (taken from the 05 scion tc repair manual) we can figure this out!

 

....Ummm....the diy does have pics you just have to get the right one

http://www.club-tc.com/forums/suspension/

wallah!!!

 

There is a DIY that has pics if not find the Intstallation directions for hotckis springs...basically same thing. I did mine myself but i used air tools. If i didnt have those i would of been there for days and my car on jacks..lol almost had to because the hotchkis springs were a pain in the ___ in the rear because the spring compressor wouldnt fit on the coils towards the bottom because they were tighter then the top so i paid 50 bucks for a shop to put the rear springs on to the shock. and did the rest from there. If u do not use air tools u probably will need a breaker bar. Its not that hard if i didnt run into the problem with the rear springs it would have been done in 2 hrs with air tools. I did it with a few friends though so i got the emotional support i needed..lol and they calmed down the foul words coming out of my mouth when the rear springs wouldnt compress...LOL
In other words DIY if u can

 

I did the rear without anything except normal tools and jacks
....the fronts I can't do so my car is a monster truck at the time till I get a breaker bar or something

 

ok i have searched and searched for the DIY with pics -- i found one but the pics are down for me https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...&highlight=diy

I also have an air compressor and will be renting a spring compressor!

 

do it yourself....it is really easy. i did it myself with a friend and i didnt use a DIY. just remember how you took everything apart.

 

I already left you a link to diy's for anything relating to suspension

 

um so what is gonna happen if i have regular struts with the s-techs ... is this incompatible?

 

^same question

 

FIREDOG this is the deal with the stock struts -- they will work but they will wear down over time -- eventually with the s-techs we will need to buy different shocks!