Jic coilover install today!
Jic coilover install today!
Well it's time to lower my car. I have looked around and found a short write up on lowering my turbo. I am posting it below. If anyone sees something that was missed or knows a special tool that would make it easier by all means let me know. I will try to some what document this with pictures. I will start today or tommorrow. Oh yeah I am also doing lower control arms.
**********Instructions for Coilovers*************
Remove wheel.
If your car is AWD, remove axle nut now.
Remove lower ball joint to hub assembly nut.
Remove tie rod to hub assembly nut.
Remove ABS and brake sensor wires and connections from hub assembly.
Remove bolt that holds the sway bar link to the hub assembly.
If your car is AWD, pull axle out of hub assembly while removing hub
assembly.
The hub assembly is removed by sliding it down the end of the strut.
Unbolt strut mount from inside trunk by removing the trunk plastic and the
three 13mm nuts that hold the mount to the chassis.
Now you will need the spring compressor to remove the strut mount from the
strut assembly.
Upon assembly of new suspension, compress the new spring on the new strut.
Reinstall all spacers, washers, and strut mount in the reverse order you
removed them.
Thread the nut back on the new strut, while holding the strut from turning
with the appropriate allen socket. Usually this is a 6mm.
Never let the strut turn in the strut housing.
Now just reinstall on car in the reverse order.
If you don't have a ball joint removal tool, you can usually rent one from a
local parts store. It looks like a pickle fork, only with a lower jaw that
pushes on the threaded side of the ball joint while you thread a bolt
through the handle portion of the tool. It will generally pop the joint out
of the upright as you thread the bolt through the tool. Air tools help, but
are not necessary.
Thanks
Ralph
**********Instructions for Coilovers*************
Remove wheel.
If your car is AWD, remove axle nut now.
Remove lower ball joint to hub assembly nut.
Remove tie rod to hub assembly nut.
Remove ABS and brake sensor wires and connections from hub assembly.
Remove bolt that holds the sway bar link to the hub assembly.
If your car is AWD, pull axle out of hub assembly while removing hub
assembly.
The hub assembly is removed by sliding it down the end of the strut.
Unbolt strut mount from inside trunk by removing the trunk plastic and the
three 13mm nuts that hold the mount to the chassis.
Now you will need the spring compressor to remove the strut mount from the
strut assembly.
Upon assembly of new suspension, compress the new spring on the new strut.
Reinstall all spacers, washers, and strut mount in the reverse order you
removed them.
Thread the nut back on the new strut, while holding the strut from turning
with the appropriate allen socket. Usually this is a 6mm.
Never let the strut turn in the strut housing.
Now just reinstall on car in the reverse order.
If you don't have a ball joint removal tool, you can usually rent one from a
local parts store. It looks like a pickle fork, only with a lower jaw that
pushes on the threaded side of the ball joint while you thread a bolt
through the handle portion of the tool. It will generally pop the joint out
of the upright as you thread the bolt through the tool. Air tools help, but
are not necessary.
Thanks
Ralph
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