Lowering Spring Install
Lowering Spring Install I got a printout of all the necessary steps to a spring install but i was wondering how long this usually takes an average joe to install a set??
Be prepared for a long day of work. I had somebody help me that had air tools. It took us 7 hours to install everything. Here is the list of what I had put on:
Hotchkis Lowering Springs
Koni Single Adjustables
Hotchkis Adjustable Pan Hard Bar
Hotchkis Trailing Arms
Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway bars
Hotchkis Strut Bar
I love the way the car sits now. The fender gap between my Z06's looks perfect. The ride is a little stiffer than stock but the reide is good. For this not being my daily driver it rides pretty good. Before you begin check out installuniversity.com for the suspension write so you will be prepared.
-Mike
Hotchkis Lowering Springs
Koni Single Adjustables
Hotchkis Adjustable Pan Hard Bar
Hotchkis Trailing Arms
Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway bars
Hotchkis Strut Bar
I love the way the car sits now. The fender gap between my Z06's looks perfect. The ride is a little stiffer than stock but the reide is good. For this not being my daily driver it rides pretty good. Before you begin check out installuniversity.com for the suspension write so you will be prepared.
-Mike
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Originally Posted by The Guz
Be prepared for a long day of work. I had somebody help me that had air tools. It took us 7 hours to install everything. Here is the list of what I had put on:
Hotchkis Lowering Springs
Koni Single Adjustables
Hotchkis Adjustable Pan Hard Bar
Hotchkis Trailing Arms
Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway bars
Hotchkis Strut Bar
I love the way the car sits now. The fender gap between my Z06's looks perfect. The ride is a little stiffer than stock but the reide is good. For this not being my daily driver it rides pretty good. Before you begin check out installuniversity.com for the suspension write so you will be prepared.
-Mike
Hotchkis Lowering Springs
Koni Single Adjustables
Hotchkis Adjustable Pan Hard Bar
Hotchkis Trailing Arms
Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway bars
Hotchkis Strut Bar
I love the way the car sits now. The fender gap between my Z06's looks perfect. The ride is a little stiffer than stock but the reide is good. For this not being my daily driver it rides pretty good. Before you begin check out installuniversity.com for the suspension write so you will be prepared.
-Mike
I did the back in no time maybe 25 min after it was jacked up and it about took 2 hours on the front after it was all jacked up my first time 
But i didnt have a bolt with any rust problems .
But i didnt have a bolt with any rust problems . If you are just doing springs and ahocks, the back is eay to do. As 2001z said roghly 25 min. I do not have pics of it yet but I will probably be able to take some this weekend or next week since I will be off all week. I'll PM you when I have them.
Mike
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Originally Posted by 11secondhorse
I got a printout of all the necessary steps to a spring install but i was wondering how long this usually takes an average joe to install a set??
rusted...at the front shocks. I had to tackle sway bars because the car was not on the ground and the bushing wont align... other than that seems to go pretty smoothly.. LS1 Tech Stories
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Took me about 5 hours. It was on a lift, air tools, no rusty shock bolts and a wall mounted spring compressor. I had never done it before and I was by myself, just followed the instructions online. One thing I did different was instead of taking off the upper spindle bolt I just undid the swaybar end link bolts to drop the spindle. Rear is cake.
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