installing springs

[Driver]

Hey,

Is it possible to install lowerd springs yourself?

Or do you need speshal equipment or something.

Thanks

Brendan

[JimX]

I did it myself. You take the struts out, carefully undo everything and swap the springs over, then put them back together.

Some people say you need a spring compressor but in my experience I didn't. Be careful though! You should be able to tell before you pull it apart how much tension the spring is under. If in doubt, buy a spring compressor.

[BHDave]

Id have a couple of spring compressors as back up anyway as some most springs have a bit of preload so you'll have problems getting the struts back together.

Other than that its a piece of cake, if you can get the assembly off the car then you can swap the springs, it's only one nut and assembly is the reverse of dismantling.

[NO_RSPECT]

dude it will take you about 30 mins per corner or so, maybe 45 at a max to change it over if its your first time.

it is very simple

the rear is a little more time consuming cos you gotta pull the rear shelf out to get to the suspension top, but thats easy also.

have fun and start in the morning.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Brendan, Best to borrow some spring clamps if possible, but it's a fairly straightforward job other than that:D