FOR 7G'ers, How to Instal Spring

[HiperSilver]

For all you 7g'ers, how did you install your springs or coilover...im gettin my eibach prokit, i can install it myself, but i just wanna little push in the right direction.

[2True]

You can basically follow this.. http://www.vfaq.com/mods/GCkit-2G.html ('http://www.vfaq.com/mods/GCkit-2G.html')
or for a closer look at the suspension spots you'll need to take apart and put back together.. http://www.planetstoli.com/tokicoInstall/index.htm ('http://www.planetstoli.com/tokicoInstall/index.htm')

That's for GC's but it gives you a good idea of what you are getting into. If you are indeed putting on Eibach springs then you're going to need a spring compressor to get the job done (and make life easier).

You want to know anything more specific?

[HiperSilver]

that woudl do nicely...anything i need to know....

how long am i looking at...i am mechanically inclined..i am familiar with motor work..but never touched suspension as i never had a chance too.

[seth98esT]

i hate u all lol, no just this board, i had a nice explanation on how to get the front end apart, then i someone messaged me so i pressed escape and it deleted my message!

o well, here goes again https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

took me 2hrs per side for the front, then 1hr30min for both rears

1) Jack up the car
2) Take off the bolt that holds the strut onto the fork
3) Take off the lower bolt that holds the fork onto the control arm. you will need 2 wrenches.
4) The endlink, hard to explain w/o pics, its the only thing holding the fork up as of now, has 2 ball joints w/ a metal piece between the 2. You can see the bolt, but you will turn it forever and nothing will happen unless u stop the piece between teh for and the endlink. If urs is like mine, the piece between the fork and endlink is round https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif so take a pair of vice grips and clap it down so it does not move. Next just take off the bolt.
5) To take off the enlink you have to unscrew it if it does not just pull out
6) The fork should be free now so pull it off of the strut. If it is not free to pull off, spray some WD-40 on it and pull(mine came right off)
7) Pop the hood and take off the 3 bolts on the strut bar and the strut should just fall off

Back is easy
1) Take off the bolt that holds the strut on(easy to see)
2) Either take out your backseat, or fold it down. Take off the plastic piece that is in the corner.
3) Take off the rubber piece that is covering the hole(again, in plain site)
4) Take off both 14mm bolts on each side of the strut and the strut should fall off

:biggrin:

[HiperSilver]

ooh yea...any torque specs you guys followed..

and how much did you shave the bump stops...i thinkin they have to be shaved to 25 mm EXACTALLY , at least on the DSM's thats the spec...

[seth98esT]

torque specs :lauging: i didnt use a torque wrench...............

cut 1/2 of an inch off to top of the stops(1/2" of the fatter portion) for the front, i didnt touch my rear ones hehe

[HiperSilver]

which springs go were..i just got them today, installing them tommarow....

do the springs that cave in go in the front...or the big same diameter coils go on the front?

[seth98esT]

its easy to tell once u take a look @ the stock springs. the springs that cave in so to speak are the fronts. again they are like the stock ones, cept shorter so you will know https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif

[IllestGalant]

the longer springs go in the front and the shorter ones go in the rear, just in case you are wondering why the back is jacked up 6 inches after installing https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif

[teetaw1213]

how long will it take eibach pro kit springs to settle if they do at all i have been having them for alomost a week now