trancemission

Before work got started I shot this.



Put it up on stands, took the wheels off and began pulling the strut bar.



Pulled the back seats, not so hard coming out but fucking miserable going back in.




You have to take the back seats out to access this..



Pulled the rears.



Then the fronts.



This in my opinion was the most labor intensive part.



Heres a shot of the fronts together.



Fronts installed.



Quick shot of the rears.



and now shes sittin a little lower



I just wanted to share this with you guys. Man the drive home was great. What a different feel. Little stiff but Ill make adjustments if I have to. I cut holes in my strut bar for the fronts, but damn if I have to take the back seats out again.

jmbnova

Awesome write-up and pictures!! Almost makes me feel like I could do mine on my own! hmm... maybe I should give it a shot....

Great looking ride Ethan... I can just imagine the grin on your face as you drive around now!!




Now... about those rims......

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

looks great bro...

cM3go

About damn time. Nice install Ethan. Buying new top hats would have saved you some labor.

Teh Snaps

COCK and BALLS E-money looks better in person!

Just cant wait until i get my SPOILER! GO TIM

trancemission

Thanks Anup, shit I never even thought of that

special-ed

koni's ride nice but time for me to upgrade! check the black market if you're interested.

YoungnTLDrivr

Great job, congratulations! Wats the most drop u can get wit these?

willz822

How low is the drop? From the pics, it doesn't look much lower than A-spec.

trancemission

yeah that pic was soon as the car came off the jack, its even lower now, Id say more than an inch. Ill take another pic and post here in a bit.

trancemission

plus the koni spring perchs are adjustable as well. I just kept them all on the same perchs. so the only drop Im geting right now is from the springs.

Leo thanks for all your help and advice!!

260 HP

iTrader: (3)

Looking sweet, Ethan! I'm so happy I can help.

And please order the wheels, man. It's the right thing to do.

joed40

Waiting to hear a one month review!

VelfarreClubber

Finally someone with a koni and h&r combo! after my research i figured the h&r spring is pretty stiff, let us know how if feels over time

cM3go

Takes a few weeks for the springs to settle

OJSimpson

Looks so good makes me want to stab uh nevermind

htown

Shit looks awesome, Ethan. Post more pics after it settles. Very clean.

Chopsie

Looks awesome E tang!!!!!
I can't wait to be chauffered around in it... I'll bring my helmet next time

You guys must have done it at the hanger, no ?

datmrman

Looking good Ethan! Looking forward to updated pics and then pics with new rims!

How long did the install take you?

ACCURATEin

That's a tight setup.

Welcome to the world of low center of gravity.

FiveLiterCheater

Awesome, thanks for the write-up.

trancemission

I would say about 5 hours or so. I took alot of breaks. It was really freakin hot.

special-ed

I've got some Koni / Neuspeeds and springs for sale btw..... check the black market.

trancemission

yeah you already posted that about 16 posts up

whatjones911

Looks like you had fun! Great pics, it can really help those who are on the fence about installing themselves

Do you have anymore pics of you changing the top hats? I might try to attempt this myself if i change to Teins

Vietnastee

iTrader: (8)

It looks really good man. Do you have a pic of where you drilled the strut bar?

mn2trance

Looks awesome! Can't wait to see the complete setup with rims. After looking at my A-Spec suspension set up, I was thinking about something a little lower. I may do this later when I need to replace my suspension.

VelfarreClubber

Did you make any adjustments yet? does it still feel pretty stiff?

lifetimeofwar

Hey Trans. sorry if you stated this before but, what H&R springs did you use and what is the drop for the front and rear. thx.

260 HP

iTrader: (3)

He has H&R Sport. H&R website states 1.4" F and 1.3" R.

trancemission

yeah its a bit lower in the front, but not by much. I really do like the way it looks.

velfarre, it is pretty stiff, but to be honest its really not that bad. you do sacrifice a little comfort but the car drives like night and day...

lifetimeofwar

Do you think youll be needing a camber kit w/ that kind of drop?

trancemission

The camber in the back is only out by a half of a degree on one tire. So in my opinion I dont need a camber kit. Our cars come with some negative camber to begin with. Me being only 1/2 of a degree out just means I have a little more negative camber.

So basically I may have some wear on the inside of my rear tires but very little. As long as I rotate them often I will not have any issues.

trancemission

Heres a pic of how its sitting now...

lifetimeofwar

Very nice. thanks for the help. I think ill go w/ Eibach 1" drop (Do you know if thats good choice?) and sorry for the unrelated question.

trancemission

If you are just going with Eibach I think you'll be fine. But if you put the Eibachs with the koni's your fronts will sit a bit higher so I think you'd have to lower the perch's.

leedogg

Very nice ethan, I remember the ride, you have me very tempted to do the same

jchcmax

Nice set up.I love Koni shocks. Does this mean that the rear seats have to come out everytime to adjust firmness in the rear shocks?

trancemission

yes unfortunitaly it does

Im sure theres a way you could prevent it but I think that would involved drilling a hole on the back deck. Which really wouldnt be a problem to be honest. I just didnt feel like it at the time..

ussi

iTrader: (1)

So you drilled a hole in the front strut bar so you could adjust it withoout removing the strut bar?? great idea!

you have a pic of this?