got some coilovers, but have no clue where to start

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By Apexracing
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:28 pm #40971 Yeah Maybe you don't have the cash now but trust me its much eaiser to save up cash, than to do your coilovers twice. in 1-2 months. :cry:

By DannyCraQ
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:51 pm #40975
teal_dx wrote:auto zone will loan tools for compresing the springs. you leave them a deposit, and when you give the tool back you get the full deposit back.
:thumb: thats what im going to go do today

By DannyCraQ
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:36 pm #40980 alrighty good lookin out :P


btw check out my garage, look @ the shit ive added n whatnot since i got the car 2-3 months ago :thumb:
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By chrono404
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:47 pm #40995
teal_dx wrote:they have 2 different types, you need the ones that go on the outside of the spring. I think they call those "the ones for imports" there.


The one I bought was an "External" sping compresser. Just make sure you have 2 shafts and not 1 and you will be good.

By DannyCraQ
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:31 pm #40997 2 shafts?


i called up auto zone, 40 dollar deposit, i just told em import and they was like aiight


but i now should wait for my strut tower bar to arrive before i attempt to swap
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By teal_dx
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:40 pm #41008 nah, the strut tower bar you can put on any time with the car on the ground all together. Jusp pop your hood and it's only 4 bolts (usually, depending on the bar)
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By chrono404
- Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:09 pm #41011
DannyCraQ wrote:2 shafts?

Its good you got that taken care of.

For Reference use:
the External Spring compressor has 2 shafts that are on the outside of the coil-over. - - Picture.

An Internal Spring compressor has 1 shaft and goes inside the coilover. Since you have a strut in that place already this will not work - Picture.

When you pick up your spring compressor, Make sure it has the 2 shafts of the External and they don't give you an Internal instead.
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