that blue vert is sexy as **** when i lower my car i dont want any wheel gap. what setup should i go with?
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I don't but he is a member here. (dpotter) You could always shoot him a PM and see if he has any.ynotsvt said:
Do you want no wheel gap in the front and rear or just the front?svtcobrar2004 said:
The blue vert sits a little higher in the rear like my car.
Here is my car with 1 coil in the front and 5/8 in the rear.
This is 3/4 up front and just under one full in the rear. The front sits 1/8 lower than the rear, I am however going back in and taking another 1/4 out up front. My driveway has a slight slope to it so in the pic it seems to rake better.
04sleeper said:
about no wheel gap in the front.
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I did it the redneck way jeff. I used a crow bar, a couple of beers, and the business end of my work boot. Needless to say the whole car took me 4 hours.
03silversvt said:
The first time that I changed the springs I did it that way. I felt as though death was closing in on me fast by the time I had finished. I even used a spring compressor. I swore from that day that I would find an easier way. After changing them three more times I finally perfected the method.
-Jeff
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yeah man. I know what your talking about. I was determined to get it done. Never again though. lolHISSMAN said:
By far the absolute easiest way to get the rear springs out is to go to Autozone and get a spring compressor. I didn't even have to unbolt anything, compressed the spring and it came right out. The hardest part was putting the car on jack stands.
SCcobra4me said:
I used a spring compressor from NAPA, and nearly killed myself trying to get them out. That is what I used the first time I attempted to remove my springs. It was seriously nearly a 5 hour job.
-Jeff
I would have to agree this was not as easy as I thought, spring compressor, not much help, just about called 911 when the jack I was using started to tip over,I never moved back and forth around the car so fast in my life to get it straight!! after all said and done, I would save SO much time next around. Here's to the weekend warriors.:beer:
I never use a spring compressor. I just unbolt the cat-back and the lower shock bolt and IRS bolt and drop the whole IRS. Springs fall right out and go right back in.
It's really a peice of cake.
It's really a peice of cake.
When you say unbolt the subframe on the IRS to lower it down to remove the spring are you talking about the botl where the LCA meets the tq box on each side then lower it down?
I can unbolt the clamps on my Borla catback and slide them out so the part right before it goes under the IRS will be loose, is that what you are talking about?
I can unbolt the clamps on my Borla catback and slide them out so the part right before it goes under the IRS will be loose, is that what you are talking about?
The Actual IRS cradle bolt that bolts the IRS cradle to the subframe. There are four bolts. Two on each side of the rear, and two on each side of the front of the IRS cradle. This is the same bolt that everyone shaves for clearance issues with their wider tires. I just unbolt the rear bolts and leave the front bolts fastened.
-Jeff
-Jeff
04sleeper said:
do you mean you drop the lower a arm right to get the springs out??
HISSMAN said:
Jeff can we get some pics here
OK, do you know where the Subframe bushings are? There are four subframe bushings. Two on the front, and two on the rear of the IRS. I am talking about the bolt that goes where the rear subframe bushing is. All you are wanting to do is remove those two rear most bolts so that the IRS will pivot off of the two front points and lower down.
-Jeff
-Jeff
+1 :-DHISSMAN said:
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