How to Spring Install
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How to Spring Install Can anybody direct me how to do a spring install? I just got my Eibach ProKit, and am anxious to install them....is it hard to do yourself, or should i just take it in?
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Re: How to Spring Install The rears are a piece of cake. The fronts are a major PITA!
If you are still on stock shocks, be prepared for the nuts on the front shock rod to be rusted to the rod. Short of luck with air tools, many people end up destroying their front shocks to get the spring off.
To save some aggrevation, you may want to take the front spring/shock assembly to a local shop and have them compress and take apart the old stuff and then compress and put together the new stuff. This will save you from having to rent a McPherson strut compressor and the inherent dangers with these things under pressure. There's a few specially bits and tools required but nothing expensive.
Try this link...
http://www.houston-f-body.org/tech/shocks/index.htm
If you are still on stock shocks, be prepared for the nuts on the front shock rod to be rusted to the rod. Short of luck with air tools, many people end up destroying their front shocks to get the spring off.
To save some aggrevation, you may want to take the front spring/shock assembly to a local shop and have them compress and take apart the old stuff and then compress and put together the new stuff. This will save you from having to rent a McPherson strut compressor and the inherent dangers with these things under pressure. There's a few specially bits and tools required but nothing expensive.
Try this link...
http://www.houston-f-body.org/tech/shocks/index.htm
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Re: How to Spring Install Oh yeah, here's the other one.
http://ls1.fbody.com/
Btw, I know it's more money but it would really pay off in the long run if you put new shocks on there at the same time. Many people use the revalved Bilsteins by Sam Strano with the Prokit. Price???
I personally have used KYB AGX 8-way adjustables for about the last 30k miles with pretty good success. The fronts work great. The rears could be better but they work for now and they're only about $90 each. Got them in an emergency(broke shocks) from Advance Auto.
http://ls1.fbody.com/
Btw, I know it's more money but it would really pay off in the long run if you put new shocks on there at the same time. Many people use the revalved Bilsteins by Sam Strano with the Prokit. Price???
I personally have used KYB AGX 8-way adjustables for about the last 30k miles with pretty good success. The fronts work great. The rears could be better but they work for now and they're only about $90 each. Got them in an emergency(broke shocks) from Advance Auto.
Re: How to Spring Install Here's a tip on those rusted front shocks ...
Go to your local hardware store and buy a cupped wire brush that will chuck up in your hand drill.
You can get all that rust off and then use lots of penetrating oil.
Run the nut back a couple of turns, then tighten it back down, spray with pnentrating oil. Repeat, gradually running the nut further and further off each time.
Go to your local hardware store and buy a cupped wire brush that will chuck up in your hand drill.
You can get all that rust off and then use lots of penetrating oil.
Run the nut back a couple of turns, then tighten it back down, spray with pnentrating oil. Repeat, gradually running the nut further and further off each time.
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Re: How to Spring Install Weasle, my site is moved to http://www.ls1howto.com
Anyways, tons of people have used my spring install writeup and seem to say it works well so maybe give it a shot.
Anyways, tons of people have used my spring install writeup and seem to say it works well so maybe give it a shot.
Re: How to Spring Install jmX, that is an AWESOME install site! The pictures, WITH ARROWS AND NOTES, make it one of the best install sites I've seen in a while. Don't know why I never came across it before! I'll be bookmarking it for future use, that's for sure. (Heck, you made the head swap look like something even I might try! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" /> )
My hat's off to ya!
My hat's off to ya!
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Re: How to Spring Install </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Killer '01 SS:
<strong>jmX, that is an AWESOME install site! The pictures, WITH ARROWS AND NOTES, make it one of the best install sites I've seen in a while. Don't know why I never came across it before! I'll be bookmarking it for future use, that's for sure. (Heck, you made the head swap look like something even I might try! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" /> )
My hat's off to ya!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks man! I worked hard making it a site that would help people out. All this stuff is so easy, but people don't realize they can do it themselves if they are willing to learn. I used to be afraid of cars since I didn't know anything about them. Now I love 'em. <img border="0" alt="[chug]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" />
<strong>jmX, that is an AWESOME install site! The pictures, WITH ARROWS AND NOTES, make it one of the best install sites I've seen in a while. Don't know why I never came across it before! I'll be bookmarking it for future use, that's for sure. (Heck, you made the head swap look like something even I might try! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" /> )
My hat's off to ya!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks man! I worked hard making it a site that would help people out. All this stuff is so easy, but people don't realize they can do it themselves if they are willing to learn. I used to be afraid of cars since I didn't know anything about them. Now I love 'em. <img border="0" alt="[chug]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_chug.gif" />
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