Car is FINALLY lowered!!
August-25th-2005, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Matty Mooling
any air tools?
Seriously, I did mine w/o air tools. Took about four hours, including an extra trip to the parts store 'cuz the guy sold me the wrong spring compressor.
Guess I shoulda looked at the box first!
If you wanna make the trip, I will help you. I was just in your neck o' the woods in July, my daughter has a friend who lives in Lancaster. Took about 3.5 hours. My house in Monroeville is only a few minutes from the 'pike exit.
August-25th-2005, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kargoboy
To swap out the springs? What the hell for, are we not men?
August-26th-2005, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by kargoboy
To swap out the springs? What the hell for, are we not men?
Seriously, I did mine w/o air tools. Took about four hours, including an extra trip to the parts store 'cuz the guy sold me the wrong spring compressor.
Guess I shoulda looked at the box first!
If you wanna make the trip, I will help you. I was just in your neck o' the woods in July, my daughter has a friend who lives in Lancaster. Took about 3.5 hours. My house in Monroeville is only a few minutes from the 'pike exit.
Seriously, I did mine w/o air tools. Took about four hours, including an extra trip to the parts store 'cuz the guy sold me the wrong spring compressor.
Guess I shoulda looked at the box first!
If you wanna make the trip, I will help you. I was just in your neck o' the woods in July, my daughter has a friend who lives in Lancaster. Took about 3.5 hours. My house in Monroeville is only a few minutes from the 'pike exit.
August-26th-2005, 08:14 AM
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endlinks suck! i failed miserably last time i tried to put the springs/struts on. of course this was after flexing for 30-45 minutes trying to break the lugs of off one wheel. i didn't have anything left in me by the time i got to the endlink. They've been sitting in my closet since April.
August-26th-2005, 11:28 AM
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ha my end links in the back were so rusted that even the impac couldnt get the job done...the only thing that eventually worked was having two 200+ pound guys (me and my friend) yanking in opposite directions and a gallon of WD40
August-26th-2005, 11:37 AM
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Phil, is you crazy? Maybe it was easier on yours, but remember how big a bitch those end links are when we did my car? Had Matt and me both hanging off of them WHILE using the impact. That **** was ridiculous.
August-26th-2005, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by JDM-P5
Ha ha...I remember! Mine went well thankfully!
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