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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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my coilovers should be arriving tomorrow, does anyone know how long they take to put on..my brother will be doing it because he knows how to do that ****,just wondering what will be the timeframe for it
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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45min - the whole day, depending on how good he is at doing it. Average is probably around 2 hours on it.
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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my suspension took about 15 hours. But I also did a rear swaybar and poly bushings. So.... 10-12 hours maybe? What year is your car, have you ever driven it in the winter? The hardest part is getting everything taken apart.
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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45min - the whole day, depending on how good he is at doing it. Average is probably around 2 hours on it.
45 minutes for a full suspension installation? Yeah right.
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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im just putting on coilovers guys..not a full suspension

its a 2000 ex
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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you still have to take everything apart!
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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thats why it sbest to wait until you have your full suspension setup on hand before you start installing. that way you only have to take everything apart once. its really a huge pain in the *** getting all those bolts out.
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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^^ thats what im worried about after 2 winters of them in there[]
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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if your putting on a full coilover setup i would say about an hour to 2 hours, but then you need to set it up how you like it which can take a long time, and it will most likely need an alignment.

if your getting coilove sleeves, it will take a while, because you have to take apart the struts and reuse the upper mounts and such and then reassemble them.
 
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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it's a 6 year old car in upstate NY. it's going to have seized rear LCA bolts.
 



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