H&R lowering springs DIY? - 6SpeedOnline - Porsche Forum and Luxury Car Resource

Dec 20, 2008 | 07:35 PM

magoochi

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H&R lowering springs DIY?

Thinking of doing these myself. I know it's a pretty involved job.Have any of you done these yourself? Is so, any advice?

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Dec 21, 2008 | 01:40 AM

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Thinking of doing these myself. I know it's a pretty involved job.Have any of you done these yourself? Is so, any advice?

Don't

Dec 21, 2008 | 10:42 AM

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Don't

Why?

Mine is just fine with springs.

BTW: With two of us it did not take to long.

PM Porschespeedemon he is an expert.

Dec 21, 2008 | 04:08 PM

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The rears are easy. The fronts are a lot of work compared to any other car I've done. The AWD is the issue, so you need to remove the front hubs. The factory installed the large spindle nut with a massive amount of torque...my home use 28 gallon compressor and impact wrench was not enough for the job. I ended up using a 20" long 1/2 drive socket wrench with a cheater bar, and broke two socket extenders in the process.