Help!! Inserting Stock Struts

[Robo's]

I currently have Tein Springs and struts and im putting some stock struts and springs for some 1/4 action. Now ive taken the Teins out many a time which is easy, but these stock struts are about 2 inches higher when sitting side by side. Now i have no hope in streaching these back into place. Also, pushing down on the struts when out of the car, i can hardly budge the stockies (even with my 110kg weight) but i can press on the Teins alot easier. Do i have to compress them to fit back onto the car?? I shouldnt see why i have too and why would they be so hard, are they seized or something?

[wrxhoon]

If you have complete strutts you don't have to compress them .

You have to push the lower arms down though , the fronts are little harder , just get someone to put their weight on them .

Suport the car on good stands first .

[Robo's]

I probably have to squeeze the rear lower arms down 2 inches at least.

[siksII]

its not that hard, i did it on the weekend with a friend (changed coilovers to springs/shocks)

while my friend was ready to slide the strut on, i stood on the hub while holding onto the bootlid and could get it down easy (i weigh 84 so u should be able to easy)

[Ronin 09]

Robo's - it is much easier when the car is on a hoist as the problem you're having is the swaybars trying to keep the wheels flat.

Remember that one wheel (the one not jacked up) is causing torsion in the sway bar and trying to lift the jacked up wheel to minimise roll...

When the car is on a hoist, both wheels sag at the same height, no torsion effect on swaybars, therefore arms hang at their fully extended natural sag

...at least that's what I thought, and considering that I've taken my suspension out and replaced it a number of times that's what I've experienced

[MANWHOR3]

not advisable, but I had to do it by myself. Not a pretty sight imagining me standing on the hub, trying to push the strut on at the same time. But if me (74 kg) can do it, you and a mate should be a breeze.

[Robo's]

  siksII said:

its not that hard, i did it on the weekend with a friend (changed coilovers to springs/shocks)  

while my friend was ready to slide the strut on, i stood on the hub while holding onto the bootlid and could get it down easy (i weigh 84 so u should be able to easy)

Sorry, i didnt think of standing on the hub, silly me, but i was trying to do it by myself. Well i eventually got it in, i jacked up the strut and knocked it into place. One problem, it looks like a 4WD now, time to give them a hair cut.

I cant beleive the weight difference between the Teins and the stockies, must be good for another .01 .

[Jay95R33]

A big (six foot) long crow bar is the go.

Use it to lever the lower arm down. Really easy and you can control the amount you move the arm easily. It doesn't have to be out by much and you won't be able to get the bolt in

J