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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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i just bought some coilovers and i need to now what needs to be done in order to change out the old springs off of the old struts and install the coilovers?? i have no idea where to start and im going to do it myself. how easy it??

 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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so you just got springs? are they just springs? or adjustable springs? which would be sleevovers. how well do you know your way around a car?
 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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some brands come with instructions or have them on the site...what kind did you get?
 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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i no my way around cars really well. there just ebay springs. i guess there sleevovers. or adjustable springs. im putting them on the stock struts and shocks. how easy or hard is it. i dont no to much about suspension, or hard it is to take apart.
 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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Well for one the springs off ebay are **** i wouldnt know if youd want to go thru that hastle to take it off but id love to hear in the end how they really are people just hit on cheap stuff alot but, i honestly think it cant be REALLLY Bad specially for the money.

But check some DIY on google.
 
Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:16 PM
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I wrote up a DIY a while ago... here's the link to it. It's about halfway down the page.
 
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:21 PM
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Some of those ebay coil overs do look nice, but I get turned off by the plastic caps. Why plastic caps on a supposedly high stress part? Plastic won't last, it creeps.
 
Old Dec 15, 2008 | 06:16 AM
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i didnt use the plastic caps and fit fine and they dont ride that bad, bitch is slammed
 
Old Dec 15, 2008 | 06:16 AM
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 07:50 AM
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pics or it didn't happen

Seriously, how slammed is "slammed"? If you can beat my 4" from the ground to the frame, you win
 
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