lilbluecivic

i am going to be installing my koni yellows, ground control coil-overs, and ingalls camber kit soon.does anyone have any advice on the install (ex.what not to do,things to look out for....etc) ? thanks in advance for any help.

Simkin

Did you get the clips to fit the coilovers to the koni's....if not you maybe giving ground control a call....

TWOK1CIVICON19S

TES, GET A REAL GOOD PIPE CUTTER FOR THE FRONTS. YOU'LL NEED IT. TRUST ME....

y2k2ciVic

Read the eibach makes an awesome pipe cutter, but you dont need name brand go to home de-pot.

alienmonkey

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do you need the Ground control adapters for just the front only, or do you need to get all 4 (front and rear)

lilbluecivic

you only need the two rear adapters, you can order them from ground control for about $20 per pair

CivicVTec

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yeah...measure twice, cut once [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]...i'll be doing my konis sometime next week too...let me know how it went

i'm doing Eibach Pro-Kit w/ Koni

alienmonkey

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Well I'm hoping to do them this weekend. I still gotta order the stuff from the shop tuesday. I'm just hoping everything comes intime for the weekend.

lilbluecivic

ground control customer service was really good, i had the adapters next day aired for about 35.00 to ny (including adapters). as far as the install i am also doing it next week so if you guys are it would be cool if we could keep in touch im prolly starting it tue or wed.also , what are you installing , i am installing the konis, ground control coil-overs, and ingalls camber kit.

alienmonkey

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That's the same setup I am going with. I would have had them ordered already, but The guy at the shop close to where I work called his vendor for pricing and information after I told him about the cutting, ect. He asked the vendor if you had to do that and the vendor said yes. Then I called Koni the next day, just to confirm, Koni had said no, Then Friday I went back to the shop and talked to the guy he called the vendor back, and the vendor said no replacement housing. I'm just waiting on a price from him for the Koni's Monday, so that I can order the stuff Tuesday(so it is on next months credit card bill). I just hope that my replacement strut housings come from hondaautomotiveparts.com in time, and the spring compressor I ordered (no sense in shooting myself in the head with a nut) as well as the parts from the shop. If so I should be set for the weekend. If not it will have to wait for another weekend (which would suck cause I have nothing to do this weekend).

Hopefully I can actually get the bolts off. I tried to lower my Corolla before I sold it, but I was unsuccesful in getting the strut housing bolts off. Got an aircompressor now and an air gun, so I shouldn't have any problems this time.

I can't wait I'm so excited. I'll be even more excited if I do it correctly.

BTW anyone know if you need to cut the front and/or rear bumpstops for the Ground-Controls and Koni's. I haven't seen the Koni or GC instructions, but the Honda Tuning instructions for Eibach Springs make no mention of cutting them????????

lilbluecivic

I just hope that my replacement strut housings come from hondaautomotiveparts.com in time



how did you get them to sell you those , and how much?

alienmonkey

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go
HERE and on the left menu select "Honda Parts Store" . Then put in your car information and at the last drop down box select "Front Shock Absorber" . They give you a complete diagram of the strut asembly with part numbers and prices. The strut housings with the factory struts are $104 each side. I'm not sure how much shipping is cause that is calculated when they ship it. The place is in RI and they ship products within 3 days unless they need to get them from the Honda warehouse in Ohio, but then it should arrive within a week. I figured that it was better to do this than drill/cut the only strut housings I have and mess up leaving me without a car for a while. I think it is worth it in case I mess up or incase Honda bitches about warranty stuff.

I'm just wondering if the front and/or rear bump stops need to be cut for the Ground-Controls, so that I can call them tomorrow morning to add them to the order to avoid paying for shipping for them.

lilbluecivic

im not sure on the bump stops, but i am just going to have someone i know cut thee housing.if he messes up, oh well i cant drive till nov 4 anyways (lost my lisence)

alienmonkey

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I was going to let the shop by my work do the cutting/drilling, but I couldn't get a final price, cause they would have to get into it before I got a price. They were going to charge me by the hour.

Blown

If you get a new set of Konis, they shipped the front with only 1 washer/nut. You need 2 of them to complete the install. Make sure to either phone/e-mail Koni if you are missing the parts. I was and I found out today when my car is in the shop. Now, I have to wait a week till they come in. Good thing they didn't start my fronts.

alienmonkey

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Gotta wait even longer now. I'm ordering from Rob@tornactive, and he told me the ground controls may take a week or two to get. Oh well. Guess I'll be waiting. Let me know how yours go lilblue

lilbluecivic

i have my konis right here in the box.inside are the two struts , instuctions, one adj. ****, a bag with two bolts/washers, and a bag with one bolt one washer and one white plastic disk.please say im not missing anything!

lilbluecivic

what is the white disk for?

never mind i foud out .but you do need two of these right?

alienmonkey

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as far as I know you need two of them (one for each side), and they are important to have incase the bump stop hits bottom. Call Koni up. I gotta check with Rob on this to make sure I will be getting all my Koni parts.

Blown

Exactly right, you guys are just going to have to wait till they come in. I did and the thing that sucks is that my car was in the shop when they found out!

lilbluecivic

i called today, the gut was really cool.he said he was going to send them up.as long as they will be up here by next week that will be cool.

Blown

The rears were a piece of cake to install, did them yesterday.

lilbluecivic

what tools do you need? just want to make sure i have everything

Blown

I only installed the rears, so I used these:

12mm open end wrench - 1 nut on top of strut body
14mm socket - 2 nuts on top of strut in trunk
17mm socket - 1 bolt on bottom of strut
19mm socket - 4 tire lug nuts
Metric Hex keys
Torque Wrench
Spring compressor
Rubber mallet
Rat-tail file
Grease

I can't remember what else now. I am happy with the rears though, it doesn't bounce as much and it rides very smooth. Can't wait to do the fronts.

lilbluecivic

what did you use the Rat-tail file, Grease for?

icebergslim15

I just got mi rear koni yellows put on, but they didn't put in the adapters I bought from ground control for the coilovers. Is it possible not to have to use the adapters? Where do the adapters go?

lilbluecivic

the inside or the rear adjuster (dark red) has a recess on one end of it, the koni adapter presses into the recess.

lilbluecivic

do you have pics of your car?

icebergslim15

I already have the rear koni's installed without the adapters. I haven't had any problems so far. Do I really need to put them on? I got pics of my car in the members rides talk. Thread is called: keeping it clean.

lilbluecivic

people have said that you need them, i dont know yet im puttin them in next week