I goto the local Autozone to buy a spring compressor.........after calling around the one down the street has it in stock..........$40.......so I go to buy it.........and turns out I am just renting it..........when I bring it back they give me my money back..........I like this.......use the tool.......finish the job and get the money back for the tool........and no time limit on how long I have to use it.........i asked can I have it forever........he said yes same price.......of jsut bring it back and get the money back........SWEET.........i am thrilled to death........wonder if they have always done this...........

 

Yeah. The autozone by me rents out springs compressors too for free. Not sure of the pricing tho, but yeah, pretty cool if you know what you're doing.

 

Brian do you know how to install springs and struts on the tC?

 

Not yet but I will soon...........seems pretty easy..........there is a step by step onthe site under suspension and it looks pretty straight forward.....

 

Brian did you lower the eggplant? If so we need pic's buddy.

 

Funny, over in the first gen XB forum, there's a new post titled "stupid autozone". Can't beat the free tools though.

 

I did the same thing about 3 weeks ago. I like it!

 

LOL...........yeah if they want to give my money back after I use the tool then fine.........although...........I probably should keep the tool.........more than likely will need again..........and again...........and again............

 

Yeah, Autozone is great for that! You can rent tons of different tools and then just return them

 

Brian, you could always go back and get it again for free if you need it! They are hoping you will buy parts and stuff form them they should rent other tools as well.

 

hmm...i wonder if they rent professional hydraulic shop lifts......... j/k....though that would be awesome

 

NOT TRUE!!!!!!!!!!! DONT BE FOOLED!!!!!!!!!!!

i thought the same thing when i did my first suspension set up on the tC. the fronts where done in 45 minutes tops... the rears took me 4 1/2 HOURS! the fronts lul you into a false sense of security then the rears screw you. its even worse if you are changing struts at the same time... dont do it if you dont know what you are doing. you could be there a while and once you go forward... no one can help you... it just sucks.

 

Not doing the springs on a tC........doing them on a yaris which is identical to the 1st gen xB........

tC springs are a pain the the back to do as you have to disassemble half the rear interior........once you tear it out a few times you can do it in under 10minutes and drop the springs in 30.........

 

I don't think I can count on my fingers and toes how many times Erik has done springs for a tC since we've been together, and I know he did tons before then too. he's such a silly man.

 

I look at it this way.........it is a machine.........I can take it apart and put it back together.........and while doing it I can enjoy a refreshing malt beverage..........plus I have Brad with me so between the two of us and the internet we should be able to drink at least 4 beers and change 4 springs........

 

and eat hotdogs LOL

 

Kragen does the same thing down south here but had a bad experience with autozone never went back!

 

Brian get a hold of SIphone magazine the last issue. set by step directions with pictures.

 

If its the same as the xB its really simple, pop the rear shocks off @ the bottom push the rear wheels down and the springs just fall out! Fronts are just straight forward normal stuts...just remember to cut and put the bumpstops back in, and to put all the washers/ pieces back in the correct order as they came off (first time I had to re-do one twice to get it right ). Should go pretty quick just a couple hours!

 

Brian is on his way home he sent me a pix text car looks HOT. I will get pictures up soon.