So, Gene and I got down to installing the new suspension on Sunday, here are some of the pictures of the install. We had virtually no problems, we were pretty lucky.

gene, reachin in on the first one...notice the hammer next to his head...ghetto jack


old shock on right, new shock on left...looking good


heres the ghetto *** jack so we could pop out the shock lol, it was even more ghetto then it looks...we laughed


and here is why you dont tighten the top before you tighten the bottom


backs installed


unbolting the fronts


fronts intalled


finished result


overall im really happy with the result, the wheels wells are just slightly over the wheels and it looks/feels great. im getting an alignment today, then i will tear it up a little more.

 

gonna get some wheels?

 

^+1 I was just about to ask that too. But it looks a lot better lowered. What was the drop of the spring for your car.

 

it was a 1.6" drop, the shadowing on the picture f's it up but, its a really nice drop

 

It will drop a little more after a week, mine did and I'm pretty sure i didn't imagine it but it seemed to handle and feel more planted after they settled more. Looks really good. Now you need sways and strut bars to scare the bajesus out of your passengers around the twisties

 

what surprised me is that this car had a stock-looking rear sway...did all 7th gens come with both sways stock? Also I gotta admit that 7th gen suspension is better to work on than 6th and 5th gen.

 

Very nice, the drop looks like its at a perfect hight! Wheels next FTW.

 

drop looks sick, good job you guys

 

Yah I think only the EX's come with stock sways mine only has the rear though but it's an 02. Could be wrong.

 

Give it about a week and you'll come out and look at your car and think "Did it get lower?". That's what I did when it started to settle after the suspension was on.