For you suspension guys, is there anything else important i should know for installing new springs that what is contained in the DIY:

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171820



Also, skinnier springs go on the front and fatter ones on the back with the compressed looking part of the rear on the bottom, right?

 

If you look clearly on the spring it should tell you what goes where atleast my sportlines did.

 

Be careful about removing your stock springs, they are very compressed, also you may want a spring compressor to put your springs on your struts. Here's what happened to one of our OG members, Dustbuster when he was puttin springs on

 

Does that mean i should get two spring compressors? ^^

 

No, you only need one compressor, as long as you do it one at a time, i was just warning you about compressing and decompressing springs

 

oh ok, thanks. Yea, i'm getting a compressor from Advance Auto Parts.

 

 

one?! no you gonna need 2 to balance it out. else you gonna end up like dusty up there. you want it fast and easy...take ur whole shock and spring out in one piece. take it to a shop that have a wall spring compressor. have them take the spring out and put ur new one in. got all 4 of mine done for $50 in 15min. go home and install it. done. i did all 4 wheels in less than 2 hours.

 

those lil personal size spring compressor are scary. even with 2 holding it, there is still a chance it can pop on you. and everytime i look at those thing it look like its gonna just snap on me. i dont mess with those compressor.

 

You have to get a strut spring compressor otherwise it won't fit. I just laid it on it's side in the grass and started unscrewing, then shot the stuff in a box.

 

^ are you serious? back in HS, i was helping one of my friend put in set of lowering springs for his Ford Probe. We thought we compress it enought so we start taking off the top bolt. that cap shot up in the air so high it was scary.

 

another trick i have to lowing your car. i would place a floor jack under the wheel hub...jack it up, then unbolt the nut on top while the schock is still in place. then lower the jack slowly and remove it like that. put in the new springs, have a big buddy press the cap on while you put the nut back on. once the nut is on, all you have to do is tighten it and put it back on the car. done.

 

I'm getting a strut spring compressor. You guys got me all nervous now, i'm not tryin to lose my head... lol

 

i would take the shock and spring in one piece to a shop and have them remove it, if you never done this before.

 

Yeah, that works good too!

 

oh and be sure to be prepared for some rusted bolts in the rear, you'll need plenty of wd-40, liquid wrench, and a propane torch if they're bad like a lot of ours were.

 

The compressed side should go up top, not bottom.

 

The longer springs go in back and the short (in length and diameter) ones go in front.

 

dude dont compress them till you get them all the way out of the car


if you have any questions you can give me a call whenever, pm me for my number

 

This is the last guy you wanna call for help when installing springs.

 

oh really why is that? ps they are my old springs biotch


^ dont listen to this noob, silly noob mark

 

How long did it take you to get them in? Like 2 weeks?

 

fuck off that was the first time when the bolt snapped so suck a wang!

 

lol...thanks for the help guys. I got all my tools and stuff that i need, so thursday should be the day. are there any bolts in particular that i should spray w/ liquid wrench ahead of time or is the liquid wrench pretty instant?

 

You suck a wang, you wang sucker!

 

 

lol.


the nut and bolt that goes through the rear strut

 

 

usually the lower bolts and nut will be the one that get rusted due to the salt and snow you guys get there.

 

I can't wait to see my bolts come off

 

mine didn't come off, so we had to them

 

dont you have springs already? if not pm me

 

I have springs, they're in my basement

 

they dont do much good there do they

 

even on the car their not gonna do much....

 

Dust got lucky to be alive... I've heard of spring clocking a MF out of existance.

 

mr. dust got lucky as hell...check for urself

 

So the spring compressor i got won't work for the front springs...any ideas besides taking it to a shop??

 

They look pretty :gheylaugh:

 

Find a big fat mofo and have him stand on the spring, have someone else slide the shock in and bolt it, have a third big guy to hold the fat mofo down so he doesn't launch into existence