hey

i am thinking of installing my lowering springs myself and was wondering if anybody has done them their selfs yet and can tell me how hard it was or its going to be????
i scimmed the diy but they make it sound easy?????
do i need any specialty tools????? Torque wrench or something???

if anybody already asked this i searched it but couldnt find it sorry for repost it it is

thanks for any help!!
rob

 

You'll need a torque bar to do it right (want to make sure the bolts are torqued to spec) and a set of strut spring compressors (rent them from Autozone with their loaner tool system ....same with the torque bar).

Use this site ... http://www.club-tc.com/forums/suspension/.....I used this and it took me (alone) about 5 hours (with .5 hours clean up) taking my time to make sure things are done right.

I have a floor jack, jackstands, electric impact gun (240 ft/lb), and a 90 piece craftsman set. You don't NEED all that, but it's stuff I have that I used.

Hope that helps.

 

im sure theres plenty of peeps in FL to lend a helping hand? post up in the regional forum to see who pops up? Im sure they'll help. I didnt trust myself to do this so i let a shop do it. From the looks of it, its not hard just have to know what your doing and what you need. You can download some instructions here....

PDF file!
http://trdsparks.com/install/19425inst.pdf

this is for Hotchkis springs, but it doesnt matter?

 

^GREAT instructions.....they show you all the bolt sizes ......Makes it a bit easier.

Yeah, it's best if you have some idea of suspension work behind you before you try this or at LEAST have 1-2 people with you that know.

 

thanx guys will definately
use the instructions........

how much did you pay the shop to do it yanki01???????

 

the install isnt that bad... first spring is the hardest... once you get that the others come easy... theres some little things that might get in the way but that always happens when modding your car...