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      Installing H&R's (or any other springs) 56k warning

      After weeks of procrastinating and eventually forgetting to write this how to. I finally did it. Sorry if the format is a bit messy, I did my best to clean it up, so dont bitch about it, Im saving you labor costs from those thieves at repair shops/dealerships.

      To install the springs you will need the following tools:

      2 jack stands
      1 jack
      spring compressors
      air compressor with air ratchet and impact wrench*
      elbow grease

      *i recommend air tools, they will make your life a whole lot easier

      this shouldnot take you more than 2 hours.

      Stock Height


      The springs


      THE REAR AND FRONT SPRINGS ARE DIFFERENT YOUR MANUAL WILL SAY WHICH
      SPRING IS WHICH DO NOT MIX THEM UP!


      The stock front springs compared to the H&R's

      Start off by jacking up the rear of the car and placing it on jackstands.
      NEVER WORK UNDER A CAR WITH JUST A JACK, ALWAYS USE JACKSTANDS! USE YOUR HEAD!


      Support the torsion beam with the jack and remove the bolt that is holding the rear shock to the beam.

      Lower the jack just enough for you to remove the springs. The stock springs should come out with little force.
      Make sure you do not mix up the rubber things that are on the bottom and top of the spring, you will be resusing these for the H&R's.
      To put the shock back on the beam, use the jack to raise the bar just enough so you can slide in the bolt as shown below.



      That was easy wasnt it? Now the front, its a little harder but you can do it.


      Jack up the front of the car and support it with jack stands

      AGAIN DO NOT WORK UNDER THE CAR WITH A JACK, USE JACK STANDS!


      Once the car is raised, remove the front wheels.

      Remove this nut first. If you are wondering why this nut is still on in the next pictures,
      its coz i didnt remove this first and i figured out that it is easier to remove it
      before you start trying to unbolt the strut. Trial and error I guess.


      Now unhook brake lines from the strut so you dont pull them and break them. Unbolt the strut from the top(not pictured, theres
      three nuts). Then remove the 2 gold bolts holding the strut to the disk brake assembly. You might have to
      strike the bolts with a rubber mallet to convince them to come out, if you do not have a rubber mallet and
      just a regular hammer, use a towel infront of the hammer so you do not damage the bolt as you are striking it.



      Now that you have the strut out, take the spring compressors and compress the spring.
      Be careful as the springs have tons(literaly) of stored energy while compressed. Remove the top nut.
      CAUTION DO NOT LOSE ANY OF THE PIECES THAT CAN COME OFF AFTER YOU REMOVE THIS NUT,
      YOU WILL NEED TO PLACE THEM IN EXACTLY THE SAME ORDER THAT THEY WERE IN!!!


      Now uncompress the springs and place them somewhere, compress the H&R's and place them on the strut.
      Place the pieces back on the strut. You will need to pull the strut so you can screw the top back on to the strut.
      Reverse all the steps to place the strut back on, you may need the jack for this to support the strut as you bolt it back up.



      Youre done!! (dont forget to put the wheels back on hehe)






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      oh and im no mechanic, so please do not tell me "your not supposed to do it like that" or any other crap, unless its really life threatening. im the kind of person that just figures out how to do it, im good with things like that and obviously i did it correctly because i have driven at least 10k miles with no problems after doing this myself I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURIES THAT MAY ARISE FROM THIS

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      Sweet walkthrough! And it looks great with the drop.

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      That's a great write-up!

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      kool glad you guys liked it

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      awesome job
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      Re: Installing H&R's (or any other springs) 56k warning

      [quote="khan4rtist"]After weeks of procrastinating and eventually forgetting to write this how to. I finally did it. Sorry if the format is a bit messy, I did my best to clean it up, so dont bitch about it, Im saving you labor costs from those thieves at repair shops/dealerships.

      To install the springs you will need the following tools:

      2 jack stands
      1 jack
      spring compressors
      air compressor with air ratchet and impact wrench*
      elbow grease

      *i recommend air tools, they will make your life a whole lot easier

      ***OK..I have everything on the list but couldn't find elbow grease at the auto parts store. Can I just use white litium grease? ***

      Thanks for doing this KHAN...I am putting my H&R's on this weekend and planned on doing a "how-to" to go with the one I did on changing the shocks. Saved me taking pics and labeling everything...thanks
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      ooo, let me know if it handles any better with the kyb shocks combined with the H&R's, ive been wanting to get them

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      you know...for the little money they cost...I just figured they've got to be better then stock and just did it...but I'll see if there is a noticable difference




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