5speedz34 Posted January 24, 2007 Report Posted January 24, 2007 Umm with the car on the ground we took the STB off, unscrewed that giant nut, pulled the big thick rubber gaurd out, pulled the jounce bumper out. Then I called Tony and Adam and found out that you have to take the whole strut assembly out to do this. There is no way to get the spring out with the tires on/off if everything is still attached. Yeah, its too bad, most cars with MacPherson front struts don't use cartridges. The only advantage to ours is that you don't have to get the spring transfered. But when you want to springs on you have to remove alot of stuff. Quote
AWeb80 Posted January 24, 2007 Report Posted January 24, 2007 I took the whole assy. out of the car....its been nearly 3 yrs since I did it....dont' remember too much.... the Mechanic i bought the cutty from helped me do it. Quote
jdcutty Posted January 25, 2007 Report Posted January 25, 2007 I also took the whole assembly out.....but then again, i was doin the tranny at the same time. My advise to you is do NOT use some cheap shitty spring compressors. The ones i used were hard to keep even, and kept sliding on the spring as i was compressing them. PAIN IN THE ASS. they added a good hour and a half to the job. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Posted January 25, 2007 Well if you use a good set of spring compressors on the spring, you shouldnt have a problem at all. John did use spring compressors and he didnt take out the whole assembly, just the strut. It can be done without doing all that extra work. Quote
5speedz34 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Posted January 25, 2007 Matt, like I said pull the assemblies out. Murrays charges $10 a spring to transfer them. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted January 25, 2007 Report Posted January 25, 2007 I took the whole assy. out of the car....its been nearly 3 yrs since I did it....dont' remember too much.... the Mechanic i bought the cutty from helped me do it. So a mechanic owned that car? Explains a lot of the half-ass fixes on it. Slap him a few times for me. Quote
AWeb80 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 I took the whole assy. out of the car....its been nearly 3 yrs since I did it....dont' remember too much.... the Mechanic i bought the cutty from helped me do it. So a mechanic owned that car? Explains a lot of the half-ass fixes on it. Slap him a few times for me. like what? IIRC, he replace the water pump and plugs before i got it.... I know Sean did the alt, and all the intake stuff and the chip.... what else is half-assed? Quote
digitaloutsider Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 I took the whole assy. out of the car....its been nearly 3 yrs since I did it....dont' remember too much.... the Mechanic i bought the cutty from helped me do it. So a mechanic owned that car? Explains a lot of the half-ass fixes on it. Slap him a few times for me. like what? IIRC, he replace the water pump and plugs before i got it.... I know Sean did the alt, and all the intake stuff and the chip.... what else is half-assed? Well.. the rear speakers were held to the deck with large wood screws. And I really love the hackjob A/C compressor fix. The On/Off switch is a nice touch. I know there's more I'm forgetting. I'll remember more if I go out there and look at it. Quote
AWeb80 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 huh, there were at least 2 owners before him though....... so it might've been them.....he was cool, he deff. knew his stuff (he was a full time Buick dealer mechanic.......i doubt he was that much of a hack.... .....as much as this guy hated working on ford stuff......i doubt he was a hack. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Oh. I thought he was the first owner. JESUS. How many owners has this poor car had? First Owner (unknown) Second Owner (unknown) Third Owner (mechanic) Fourth Owner (You) Fifth Owner (Sean) Sixth Owner (Me) What a whore of a car! Quote
AWeb80 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Posted January 26, 2007 Oh. I thought he was the first owner. JESUS. How many owners has this poor car had? First Owner (unknown) Second Owner (unknown) Third Owner (mechanic) Fourth Owner (You) Fifth Owner (Sean) Sixth Owner (Me) What a whore of a car! yeah....she's been around.... I was easy on her though.....for the most part. Quote
97loudcut Posted January 28, 2007 Author Report Posted January 28, 2007 Fuck this, I'm paying to have them installed. I like to do things myself but 30+ hours a week of work, and being a full time student, I cannot find the time, tools, or garage to do it.. ..whatever, atleast I'll install the FFP coilovers myself. Pictures to come soon. Quote
97loudcut Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Posted January 30, 2007 Installed.. How low can you go? BEFORE AFTER Eibachs & KYB's (handling and ride quality) FTMFW [/img] Quote
Monkton Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 That should look pretty decent with the 077's. Quote
5speedz34 Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 Those pics suck...I'm coming over this weekend or something....better yet what are you doing for the stuper bowl? Quote
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