just used it.. sort of forgot to not warp my threads on my tie rod... in conclusion.. i have a temporary ghetto rig.. other than that EXCELLENT DIY without this i probably wouldnt have done it.. but it was really simple.. 05 coupe dropped 2 inches, looks AMAZING easy job!
thanks man!
ya..those tie bars suck...hate those things....took me forever to get those out.
i had my tie rods ghetto rigged too...then one night the tie rod came apart from strut and i lost steering! haha good thing it was really late at night and there was no traffic cuz i was stuck in the middle of the intersection!
hey mex, first off, excellent DIY, i just bought lowing spring and was planning on spending $300 to install, now im gonna do it with a friend for a case of beer.
second, i was told i do not need rear camber for a 1.75" drop, true??
third, anyway u can explain how tro install camber kits??
email = nmci@rogers.com
hahah...well first off im new to the board although i did sign up a while back..anywho had i seen this it probably would have made installing my springs in soooo much easier...anywho my question: Has anybody had any issues after installing them? We installed everything correctly, atleast we think, everything is nice and tight and all set in place, but everytime I'm turning slowly (like to pull into a parking space) there is a noise that seems to coming from the springs. We double checked everything and still it keeps making it. any ideas?
i think its missing 1 piece of info, and thats the torque specs.
Torque specs would be nice. Otherwise extremely nice write up. I am not mecahnicall inclined but I could follow it step for step with no problems. I would like to note that in using the tie rod seperator I did get a small tear in the boot. You may wish to omit the use of the tool and stick with hammering the spindle and using a piece of wood to tap the shaft up and out.
can someone show me where these "bump stops" are? im curious. i want to do this right next week. and will i need more than myself? like 2 people at least right?
can someone show me where these "bump stops" are? im curious. i want to do this right next week. and will i need more than myself? like 2 people at least right?
The bump stops are the yellow-orangeish rubber pieces that are pushed down on the strut shaft in the rear (inside that black plastic housing). I'm on Tein S Techs 1.3/1.4" drop and it recommended cutting off the top section of it. I used a hand saw and it cut it rather nicely. In the front, I didn't cut anything, but the bump stops are black and a bit different looking in the front. Tein didn't recommend cutting these so I passed. Sorry I don't have pics, but if you really want to see what they look like, try going to a OEM parts website and search for them.
