Need Help With Springs
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i feel like such a noob. im trying to install the prokits and the shocks are pissing me off. how do i get the front shocks off?!
i took off the wheel, then the rotor and caliper, and unscrewed that one screw on the shock that holds the wire that connects to the backside of the rotor thing. no matter which way i turn the tire, some part of the thing that holds the rotor will not allow enough room for the shock to come off.
i took off the wheel, then the rotor and caliper, and unscrewed that one screw on the shock that holds the wire that connects to the backside of the rotor thing. no matter which way i turn the tire, some part of the thing that holds the rotor will not allow enough room for the shock to come off.
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the shocks are totally unbolted but there is no space to get it out. trying to do what TIS says by unscrewing the two bolts that hold on the front upper suspension arm but it's freakin hard to fit any tools up there.
can anyone give me step by step directions? im so lost... thanks
can anyone give me step by step directions? im so lost... thanks
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Why not just loosen the bolts holding the lower control arm? You're not going to lose your alignment, there are no adjustments anyway except toe. Besides, you need to reset your bushings for neutral ride height after putting in new springs anyway, and that means loosening all the big bolts holding the control arms, bouncing the suspension, and retightening under normal load.
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man... i just finished doing the rears today. it sucked. spent a total of 6 hours working on everything plus 2 hours or so to figure things out. my friend got really frustrated too because the IS' suspension is so much more complicated than an m3's or s2k's (his cars). this was my first time working on a car and i think it'll be my last.
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man... i just finished doing the rears today. it sucked. spent a total of 6 hours working on everything plus 2 hours or so to figure things out. my friend got really frustrated too because the IS' suspension is so much more complicated than an m3's or s2k's (his cars). this was my first time working on a car and i think it'll be my last.
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