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will h
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24th Jul 03 at 16:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive got the springs,just need a detailed guide on how you remove the springs and place some lower ones in,cheers
Chris P
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Ok here goes:

Step 1
Purchase the springs

Step 2
Place the springs into your boot

Step 3
Drive your car to a mechanic

Step 4
Ask them to fit them

Step 5
Wait...

Step 6
Hand over about £30 and drive off lower then before

Hope this helps mate
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you need to go into the boot and remove the covers that conseal the top of the shock absorbers now with 1 spanner and a sprocket set untighten the shock absorber till it drops down then (by the way the car should have been jacked up at start and wheel off) just pull old spring out and place new one in then revers the above takes about 30 mins to do both sides in total
Dave Hay
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or.......

jack car up and set car on axle stands. (leave in gear with handbrake on too)

take one brakers bar to dampers bolt. slacken off bolt. take ratchet to same bolt and undoe bolt. prise rear axle down and slide old spring out - fit new spring. place damper bolt back iin and tighten up

then do some for other side.

DO NOT use an air gun, and its so much easier to do this on ramps
Dave Hay
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thats the bolt at bottom of damper i mean....

same idea as stoneygingers but working in the boot can be a pain in ass if cars raised, well thats my opinion
will h
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cheers
Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by Stoneyginger
you need to go into the boot and remove the covers that conseal the top of the shock absorbers now with 1 spanner and a sprocket set untighten the shock absorber till it drops down then (by the way the car should have been jacked up at start and wheel off) just pull old spring out and place new one in then revers the above takes about 30 mins to do both sides in total


wat the fuck. you dont need to do that atall, talk about beat round the bush, you undo the bottom of the rear shocks, jack the car up, old springs will pull out and slot new ones in, jack up trailing arm do shock bottom bolts back up, 10 minute job.
Dave Hay
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^what i said lol
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i just gave the advice of the way i did mine
Dave Hay
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you did it a complicated way then
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not if thats the way you have been tought
Kris TD
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it just takes fooking ages undoing and redoing up those damn shock top mounts.
Dave Hay
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well not ages but they could be better placed lol

still strange way to just put springs in as bolt at bottom of damper is close to where your working.
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I'm sure Will h can decide how to do it. As for the rest of you their is not a fitting suspension FAQ in the FAQ section so why not type one and u2u it to one of the mods in there
Kris TD
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i did mine buy following the guide in the haynes manual, ill scan the page and email it in
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Out of interest whilst we're on the subject, how do you change front springs?
Kris TD
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remove the whole strut, compress the origanal springs with compressors, undo the top mounts, disassemble, re assemble
Dave Hay
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agh u dont need compressors......

dont let the spring face you though lol
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Hay
or.......

jack car up and set car on axle stands. (leave in gear with handbrake on too)

take one brakers bar to dampers bolt. slacken off bolt. take ratchet to same bolt and undoe bolt. prise rear axle down and slide old spring out - fit new spring. place damper bolt back iin and tighten up

then do some for other side.

DO NOT use an air gun, and its so much easier to do this on ramps


Why not?
MattyB
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Hay
agh u dont need compressors......

dont let the spring face you though lol


I think we've got a loony DIY mechanic in here lads......

Mate...what u just suggested is VERY dangerous. I've heard too many storys of ppl doin that and havin a spring fire off at xx mph into ppl.

Matt
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chris p agreed
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you dont need spring compressors as long as the springs are lowered already but if they are standard then the compressors are definately advised
Dave Hay
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i did mine no problem without spring compressors.... whats the problem without using them???

take off strut in a one-er, lay strut flat on ground and undo top bolt. in saying that i do have access to an air line though...

so if you dont have an air line you could cause some serious damage......

and using an air gun on suspension bolts (the bolts at bottom of dampers) strips the threads.

[Edited on 25-07-2003 by Dave Hay]
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i still had to compress my 60mm front springs.
Dave Hay
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yeah but there moaning about how unsafe it is.

if your scared about doing something dont even attempt it.

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