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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 11:36 AM
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any air tools?
Old Aug 25, 2005 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Matty Mooling
any air tools?
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.
Old Aug 25, 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?
haha are you calling me a wimp?? lol its not that you cant do it without the air tools, but it sure as hell made it easier to get the stubborn nuts off
Old Aug 26, 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.
i might have to take you up on that one if i can't get my buddy to take of work some weekend so we can do it. the only thing i would be worried about would be the trip back if my alignment is messed up. i don't wanna chew up my tires.
Old Aug 26, 2005 | 07:49 AM
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Air tools make life SO much easier...end links are no match for the impac!
Old Aug 26, 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.
Old Aug 26, 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
Old Aug 26, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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Damn! I'm glad it doesn't snow here and that they don't sand down the roads!
Old Aug 26, 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.
Old Aug 26, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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Ha ha...I remember! Mine went well thankfully!
Old Aug 26, 2005 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by JDM-P5
Ha ha...I remember! Mine went well thankfully!
werd. Mine did, too. The endlinks were a PITA but I think it helped that my car was only 6 months old when I did it.
Old Aug 26, 2005 | 01:05 PM
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haha yeah i cant wait to move somewhere with no snow so i can actually keep a car clean in the winter time
Old Aug 31, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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It needs to be lower. My stock 323 is that high
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