H&R coilovers
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H&R coilovers
Just ordered them through hop up racing should be here in a week or longer, i cannot wait to put these on and lower the car so i dont feel like im driving a SUV..(i had a lowered civic before the tc),,,,if anyone has the H&R coilovers let me know how they feel and if you like them....peace
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what was the cost...........I am looking into getting them as well next year instead of replacing my struts.........since I can premeasure my height with my currant springs I can install and make ride height the same with them and not need to allign.......I think........
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Originally Posted by BZinn1
what was the cost...........I am looking into getting them as well next year instead of replacing my struts.........since I can premeasure my height with my currant springs I can install and make ride height the same with them and not need to allign.......I think........
they were 1119 shipped from hopupracing, they have to special order them in then they will ship them out, but its a good price for that brand
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Nice..........kinda wish I had gone that route to begin with but I was broke from the down payment for the car so springs was all I could do then...........and of course now I got promoted so modding is about all I wnat to do.........bad thing is it is not even my car............it is Cindy's.........LOL..........guess she gots me trained pretty good........LOL
Originally Posted by davedavetC
the install for coilovers is pretty straight forward... assumiing they come wtih the top mounts.
1. jack car up.(use jack stands or a lift)
2. remove wheels.
3. unbolt the 12mm bolt thats connected to the stock shock assembly. (now that i think about it it might be a 10mm...)
4. unbolt the 17mm nut that connects the endlink.
5. unbolt the two 22mm bolts at the base of the strut assembly (will need impact gun and 22mm wrench to get them easily, can be done with breaker bar but will take longer).
6. once everything is disconnected and clear in the wheel well move under the hood and undo the 3 14mm bolts (be careful to have 1 hand or a friend hold the stock strut assembly)
7. insert coilover and bolt in the reverse order in which you removed them. then measure the ride height and adjust accordingly.
rear.
1. remove trunk panels to expose the 3 bolts on top. easiest to do with car on ground
2. jack up car (use jack stands or a lift)
3. remove wheels
4. remove the bolt that holds the strut assembly at the bottom (19mm) (also its a tight squeeze fyi)
5. you might have to remove the 17mm bolt that holds the tie rod in place so that you can drop the rear brakes for more clearance.
6. once bottom bolt is removed remove the 3 bolts on top and remove.
7. install coilover same as repeat for uninstallation.
8. adjust ride height accordingly.
total install time should take around 1.5-2 hours
very easy and straight forward its a little trickier if they dont come preassembled with the top mounts.
any questions lemme know. and no i dnt have pics i just walked you through using my memory.
1. jack car up.(use jack stands or a lift)
2. remove wheels.
3. unbolt the 12mm bolt thats connected to the stock shock assembly. (now that i think about it it might be a 10mm...)
4. unbolt the 17mm nut that connects the endlink.
5. unbolt the two 22mm bolts at the base of the strut assembly (will need impact gun and 22mm wrench to get them easily, can be done with breaker bar but will take longer).
6. once everything is disconnected and clear in the wheel well move under the hood and undo the 3 14mm bolts (be careful to have 1 hand or a friend hold the stock strut assembly)
7. insert coilover and bolt in the reverse order in which you removed them. then measure the ride height and adjust accordingly.
rear.
1. remove trunk panels to expose the 3 bolts on top. easiest to do with car on ground
2. jack up car (use jack stands or a lift)
3. remove wheels
4. remove the bolt that holds the strut assembly at the bottom (19mm) (also its a tight squeeze fyi)
5. you might have to remove the 17mm bolt that holds the tie rod in place so that you can drop the rear brakes for more clearance.
6. once bottom bolt is removed remove the 3 bolts on top and remove.
7. install coilover same as repeat for uninstallation.
8. adjust ride height accordingly.
total install time should take around 1.5-2 hours
very easy and straight forward its a little trickier if they dont come preassembled with the top mounts.
any questions lemme know. and no i dnt have pics i just walked you through using my memory.
but that doesnt really apply to the H&Rs cus you have to take the top mounts off of the stock struts. that requires a 19mm socket (i think) and spring compressors. good luck i wish i had pics but once you get under the car you will see what im talkin about
i wish i had pics but once you get under the car you will see what im talkin about
