sabtaj1 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 I was looking for some of you that installed your own springs. And wanting to know how you swapped the rear springs out? I have done quite a few springs but never messed with independant rear. If you can let me know what ya had to do or disconect it would be greatly appreciated. Planning on droppin her on wendsday. I am sure it would help others out too. Thanks in advance. I checked the search but never found anything. After install I will try n do a write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabtaj1 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 ok, I take it everyone had theirs done. Hmm, ok. I will figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabtaj1 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) REAR SPRINGS INSTALL ok, So....... I did the rears today. took me almost an hour, start to finish. Really wasnt too bad. I used spring compressors (the outter type you can barrow from auto-zone). I put those on the one side and crank em down pretty good untill i could see the bottom of the spring had lifted almost a half inch from the seat. I then disconected the sway bar (15mm) and the brake cable(10mm). I then disconected the top bolt on the cast iron part bolted to the hub assembly (18mm) and then the lower one thats closer to the sway bar (18mm). I then used my foot and held the spring and pushed the lower arn up and down and got the spring ready to come out. I then had to take one side of the spring compressor off to get the spring all the way out. Then I cleaned the spring seats and installed the new H&R coil easily. To put everything back together start with the upper bolt that goes into the cast arm. You will have to use your jack on the outter part of the rotor. just below where the wheel studs are and jack it up to where you can work the towo pieces to get the bolt together. then you will have to move the jack underneath the coil spring and play with the jack a little untill you are able to get the lower bolt back in. The rest is very simple. Hope this helps. I will be doing the front tomarrow but that will be alot easier than the rear for sure. Edited March 18, 2010 by sabtaj1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabtaj1 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 FRONT SPRINGSok, so the front is done. Took about 45mins start to finish. First take one wheel off (19mm socket) and then use needle nose pliers to release the clip holding the wheel speed sensor wire. The a 10mm socket to disconect the brake line from the strut. Then you will need a short bucket or whatever to prop the spindle once the two bolts are disconected. Ok, so take the nut off the bottom bolt that is on the strut and remove bolt. Then do the top bolt. You can now wiggle the strut free from the spnidle. Next you will need to use a rachet wrench (13mm) and undo the four nuts located at the top of the strut under the hood. Remove all but the one closest to the motor. That one you will remove last since it is the easiest. Once they are removed the strut will be free. You will have to wiggle the strut over the brake line towards the front of the car and it will then come right out. Install the coil compressors on the outter side of the coil with an impact. Then use the impact and remove the top nut on the strut (13/16ths). Once removed clean the top and bottoms of the seats. Place new coil on the strut and place cap on and install nut. Be sure to run the nut down with an impact untill it is fully seated otherwise you will hear sounds when hitting bumps. Onece top is on you will be able to instsall strut. The top cap has the four studs and an arrow in the middle of only two of them. This will be pointing outward in the dirrection of the ears that attach to the spindle. Place the strut up into the upper pocket as high as you can. Then work the bottom over the brake line. You will now be able to line up the top studs with the holes on top. Once you get it in you will be able to position the bottom of the strut on the sway bar end to help hold it up as you place one nut back on the top to hold it. Once you get the one on the other three are easy. Get them all on and fairly tight and them do an X pattern when fully tightening them down. Now go to the bottom of the strut and work the spindle back in and install the top bolt first and loosly place the nut on. Now put the bottom bolt in and loosly place the nut on . Now with an impact, tighten the top nut first and then the lower. Now puch the pin back in that hols the wheel speed sensor wire and install the bolt that holds the brake line. Now install the wheel and your done. Same steps for the other side. Hope this helps those of you that like to save money and do it yourself. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudboi Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Do you have an Pre and Post pics? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomnetuser Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 That sounds like a lot of work.. Did you change the shocks too? Or just factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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