Thanks Coco.. Give us your driving impressions when all is said & done with the install.

 

to break the collars loose, use a flathead screwdriver and a hammer. works great.

 

I will, but it shouldn't drive different minus the fact that I got my camber back. I couldn't go pick up the GS today but apparently it was on -3.5 camber front before and now at 2.5. And I didn't compensate for the height of the RCAs all the way b/c my collar thing got stuck.

dude...that's a brillian idea. i gotta try this.

 

yea, my frend got some used coilovers from another state and we had to use this method to break them loose. also spray some PB blaster or WD40 beforehand so help a bit

 

I used a 2" metal pipe....around 12" long...slip them over the coilover wrench of my old Tein CS...the leverage helped alot to turn them suckers. Watch the fingers though...these coilover wrenches tend to slip easily.

You are basically compressing the springs...thats why its so hard to turn with the short wrenches.

 

Make sure to unbolt your sway bars if you are adjusting the springs. I learned it's REALLY easy to turn the perches when there is no load from the swaybars (if the car is only jacked up on one side)

Also, loosen the perch a bit, then back it off (retighten a bit) to loosen any debris in the threads, and clean them out with a brush real quick.

 

I built a custom spring compression tool. Having a TIG welder in the garage comes in handy

It's basically a spring compressor, but purpose built with smaller teeth that can fit in the small springs of coilovers. I use that to relieve the tension on the perch by compressing the spring and then I can just spin the collars by hand

 

how much for one of those Jeff? I got a hard time turning mine after a few months in NYC winter.

 

jeff>
how did you make it?? i rented a spring compressor only to find out it doesn't work on coilovers!!