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I searched! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG] I really want 17's but now I am thinking of lowering it just a little bit first before I get the wheels cause I can not do both and it seems lowering might be cheaper. I only want a mild drop and I was going to drop it using those cheap spring compressors but everyone said not to so now I want to see what is involved in lowering the right way. Thanks everyone!

 
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ya alot of people said not to try it but then most people here are lil b*tches so...

it seems pretty easy, you could find one for groundcontrols in this site n here's another one... http://www.specprod.com/PERF_DIR/PER...J_HON01_1.HTML i havn't tried it yet, i'm waiting to get my springs. hopefully i could get the eibacj sportlines for 130(new)

 
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I installed the set of Eibach Sportlines by myself in about 3 hours. You will need two items besides a pair of jack stands, floor jack, and metric sockets/wrenches. Those two items are a spring compressor and a tie rod remover. I bought the spring compressor for only $40 dollars at Sears. They safely take the tension off of the springs to disassemble the strut once it is out of the car. The tie rod remover I bought off a Snap On dealer for $60 dollars. This saved the tie rod boots from being ripped to shreds by a pickle fork!

After you do both the front and rear, you will need to have the car aligned. A camber kit will most likely be needed to correct the negative camber that will result from the spring installation. Past that, I would look for some good struts as the stock ones are not really made for the loss of travel on the lower end and may blow up. It may cost a small amount of money, but doing it the right way always costs far less than the wrong way gone bad!

 
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you need a tie rod seperator too? none of the diy said that... oh n btw, you do know that autozone lets you borrow tools(spring compresser and tie rod seperator) for free...

 
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I lowered my own also, and i didn't need a tie rod remover or remember thinking i did. but i know that the spring compressors help a whole lot, saves plenty of time. and also do struts and springs at the same time so you don't have to go back and do it all over again, not like its not fun but... dumb *** here bought one at a time and i had to do it twice, it sucked but at least i knew what i was doing the second time.lol

 
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yeah, you should not need a tie rod seperator.....just hit the spindle close to the steering ball joint to seperate them. DO NOT try to hit the ball joint to seperate them.

 
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anyone have a detailed part of taking apart the strut assembly? all the diy's i've seen only say to compress spring and remove... they never said anything about hitting something to get it out...

 
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OKay I did mine myself as well. Assuming you already have the strut out of the car, attach the spring compressor to the spring preferably separated as much as possible so you can get maximum compression.(be aware, rented compressors suck) Once the spring is compressed, find yourself a normal wrench that fits the main bolt on top, I think it is a 18 or 19mm. Then take an allen wrench and put in the allen key hole at the very top of the screw. Twist against each other loosening with the wrench, this is the ONLY way to take these apart without an air gun. Once you have it apart pull the top of the strut off(be careful, this is two pieces and if it separates all the little ***** inside will go everywhere)Then pull out the old spring and replace with your new one(make sure it is facing the right way, and the bottom of it is pinned against the slope)Then put the top back on and re-tighten. DO NOT use an air gun to tighten, this will ruin the strut. Once you have it back together simply reinstall. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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would those two peices that holds the ***** come apart easily? n some people were talking about using a tie rod to seperate something. what do you have to seperate?