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Makarus

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17th Mar 03 at 23:03

Right, as the title said I am fitting my lowering kit tomorrow. Wondering if anyone has any little tips on how to do things, anything that could help ease the job.

Also, was thinking about how the lowering affects the camber and such like, is it an easy job to fix the camber and toe in and all that?? Would I be looking at much cost to get a garage to set it up for me??

jjcymru

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17th Mar 03 at 23:09

ok, please explain are you :

fitting just lowering springs on your std shocks

fitting lowering springs onto uprated shortened shocks (ie full suspension kit)

are you fitting coilovers?

And how much will you be lowered by?

just a tip before you answer, get your tracking done as soon as its fitted.

Youll need a good breaker bar and some big sockets roughly 19mm iirc.

Balljoint splitter

WD40

Grease for the springs + top mounts

two 13mm iirc round head spanners.

Ill explain how to fit , depending on the type of kit your intending to put on the car.

p4ult

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17th Mar 03 at 23:10

Me and my m8 fitted mine on sat, takes an hour tops! Just make sure u use spring tensioners to take the springs off the shocks or u may kill ur self!
U need to have the allignment checked after it has all settled down, I still havnt had mine done yet as the garage me m8 works at couldnt get the clamp over the wheels as it was to low!! so i will have to take it 2 a specialist garage, as for the camber it cant be adjusted unless u buy a special kit or file down the holes.

U will be well pleased with it I am!!
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troublesome

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17th Mar 03 at 23:31

p4ult nice pic, not the car the two birds... game on m8

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17th Mar 03 at 23:42

just be careful wiv the springs... they are pretty dangerous when compressed

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Makarus

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18th Mar 03 at 00:20

Well I aint got a ball joint splitter of spring compressor, have everything else though.

I am fitting GMax 60mm lowering springs and Pi 30% uprated shocks.

p4ult

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18th Mar 03 at 00:25

U dont need a ball joint splitter but u deff need a spring compressor!!!
DO NOT try to do this without them as u will prob hurt ur self very badly!!
U could always take them 2 a garage and ask them 2 take them off 4 ya
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Makarus

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18th Mar 03 at 00:29

Yeah but how do I get back. Benn told £40 for fitting the kit and tracking and all that, is that a good price, do I need to pay that or should I save £40 and do it myself??

Makarus

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18th Mar 03 at 00:32

How much are spring compressors and where can you get them?? Is there a bodge way you can do it to get them off?? ah the lower ones will be easy to fit.

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18th Mar 03 at 00:32

TBH it is an easy job 2 do if u have the right tools and know wat ur doing. £40 is a good price and seen as u dont have the right tools I would get them 2 do it
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Makarus

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18th Mar 03 at 00:34

I will clean it and take it to them tomorrow then and get it done, then tell insurance and pay the extra, oh tomorrow will be a hard day.

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18th Mar 03 at 01:33

if u dont have spring compressors - dont attempt to do the fronts
If the garage is local - or u have a mate to drive ya - take the strut off the car urself, get the garage to swap over the springs, and refit urself
if u do it this way, u will need

Front

2 x 17mm sockets/spanners (bottom of front strut
13mm socket (top of front strut)

front strut will be easily removed once they are loose - no need to split any ball joints or anything

If u have spring compressors, compress the spring once the shock is removed from the car so its loose, and then undo the main nut on the top (this will be very hard to undo, easy with an air socket gun)

Rear

18mm socket (bottom of rear shocker)

jack up rear (not using axel, under car body) take out the bottom of rear strut bolt, get someone to push down on the rear drum, this will uncompress the spring enuff to free it from the car

as haynes says

refit in reverse of taking apart

easy job to do

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18th Mar 03 at 11:28

why do u need ball joint splitters??
u use them for removing the front hub when u change wheel bearings.
spring compressors are bout 25 quid, for the sake of 15 quid pay for it. did mine myself and took me ages to undo the top mounts cos they were done up so tight and i didnt really have the right tools for the job.
btw, wat do people use to undo the top mounts? i used one of my neighbours box spanners but it was sh1t

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18th Mar 03 at 11:31

if you fitting a complete kit, do the springs already come on the shocks and do u need a spring compressor if they r?
I know u need one if u only changing sprins.

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18th Mar 03 at 11:34

My mate got hit in the face by a compressed spring when the compressor gave way. It broke his nose and jaw. Lucky for him it didnt hit his face head on.

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18th Mar 03 at 11:36

i see one go thru a wooden door

was lucky it missed us

Kris TD

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18th Mar 03 at 11:40

3cm, no, cos u need the top mounts, bushes and bump stop off the origanal one.

3CorsaMeal

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18th Mar 03 at 12:05

do u mean that i would need a spring clamp?

Kris TD

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18th Mar 03 at 12:20

u need spring compressors yes.

if u havent seen them they are about 20cm long and have a thread which winds both ways.

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18th Mar 03 at 12:22

If you dont use one, you better write your will now. If those things hit you in the chest, stomach or head, you are a dead man.

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18th Mar 03 at 12:23

make sure u know how to use them too.

Laney

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7th Apr 05 at 20:32

quote:
Originally posted by Drew
If u have spring compressors, compress the spring once the shock is removed from the car so its loose, and then undo the main nut on the top (this will be very hard to undo, easy with an air socket gun)

I was going to post a new thread, but

Is there an EASY way to undo the main nut without an air socket gun?

God, I feel so dirty digging up an old thread

CorsAsh

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7th Apr 05 at 20:36

Easiest way I found is to loosen it whilst its on the car, obv dont take the thing off altogether, just undo it so its not stuck on. Is much easier to remove when its off the car then.

Also, don't forget your compressors

Laney

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7th Apr 05 at 20:38

quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
Easiest way I found is to loosen it whilst its on the car, obv dont take the thing off altogether, just undo it so its not stuck on. Is much easier to remove when its off the car then.

Also, don't forget your compressors

Yes, I KNOW ABOUT THE COMPRESSORS