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Postby 88.4ageGT » Sat Jul 24, 2010 12:19 am

how to put in lowered springs in a ae92 corolla gt
looking for tips
and basicly how to do it
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Postby Bling » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:20 am

What tools you got?
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Postby 88.4ageGT » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:58 am

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Postby Emperor » Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:49 am

A spring compressor will be handy, without.. Pretty risky job
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Postby Infinite » Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:27 am

c clamps work to compress springs but sucks thats why i got spring compressors lol
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Postby Mr Revhead » Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:13 am

Best tip, get someone who has done it before to help you. Don't get them to do it, get them to assist you so you learn :wink:
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Postby tsoob » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:32 pm

its pretty straight foward,

you will need a decent socket set, spring compressors, jack etc.

Remove the wheels, take the brake lines off the strut, remove the sway bar (do both sides so you dont fight the sway bar)
Remove the 2 big bolts to remove the strut from the hub.
Take the 3 bolts off the top, and remove your shock.
Compress the spring, and remove the top nut. change the pring over and do the reverse to put it back together.


Failing that bring the car to my workshop.. best record for this job with 2 of us doing it is a little over 40 mins :)
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Postby h8wrxs » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:59 pm

dont need spring compressor with lowering springs, just need a mate to put weight on the spring when your undoing/doing the top nut up
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Postby Mr Revhead » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:12 pm

h8wrxs wrote:dont need spring compressor with lowering springs, just need a mate to put weight on the spring when your undoing/doing the top nut up


Not true for all applications. DO NOT ATTEMPT
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Postby matt dunn » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:41 pm

Fitting springs is an easy job,


Drive it to the local shock shop,

and come back in an hour or two.

No stress, no problems and quite safe.
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Postby deaf_rattle » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:47 pm

just pick up some fat chicks.
you will not only lower your car, you will take some of that shit off the street.
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Postby h8wrxs » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:25 am

Mr Revhead wrote:
h8wrxs wrote:dont need spring compressor with lowering springs, just need a mate to put weight on the spring when your undoing/doing the top nut up


Not true for all applications. DO NOT ATTEMPT


mmm fair call i have seen it done wrong, springs do come out of the strut REALLY fast if youre not careful lol
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Postby spannersnz » Fri Jul 30, 2010 1:07 am

Can undo top of shock while strut is in car, then jack car up. Weight of the car holds it from exploding, not unsafe at all. Do the reverse to put new ones in.

But you are much better off with spring compressors
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Postby Mr Revhead » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:41 am

Guys.
The OP is doing this for the first time.
Some of the things you are suggesting are not for the first timer to attempt....
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Postby AE86less » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:16 pm

h8wrxs wrote:
Mr Revhead wrote:
h8wrxs wrote:dont need spring compressor with lowering springs, just need a mate to put weight on the spring when your undoing/doing the top nut up


Not true for all applications. DO NOT ATTEMPT


mmm fair call i have seen it done wrong, springs do come out of the strut REALLY fast if youre not careful lol


Yah. Hand in cast for 4 weeks due to tearing the ligament between thumb and index finger again when the spring caught my thumb on the way out.
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Postby ch4ng » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:48 pm

There ya go
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Postby Subway » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:49 pm

tsoob wrote:its pretty straight foward,

you will need a decent socket set, spring compressors, jack etc.

Remove the wheels, take the brake lines off the strut, remove the sway bar (do both sides so you dont fight the sway bar)
Remove the 2 big bolts to remove the strut from the hub.
Take the 3 bolts off the top, and remove your shock.
Compress the spring, and remove the top nut. change the pring over and do the reverse to put it back together.


Failing that bring the car to my workshop.. best record for this job with 2 of us doing it is a little over 40 mins :)


This, had some new shocks installed by Nick, would recommend
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