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I'm sure I could figure it out but directions would be nice, can somebody give me a good site with step by step instructions on putting on coilovers?

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know how to work a spring compressor. i hope so. those springs fly out of there and cut you up

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just look in a regular car manual on how to remove your springs, you have to take the fork off of the the control arm, and basically unbolt your shocks from the top. installation will be the opposite, but you don't have to compress the coilovers to put them back on, oh yeah, you have to compress your stock springs, have fun :-\

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just take it to a place that does shocks and ---- and get it done right. then go get an alignment !

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^^^ get it done right?? i don't think you can do it wrong, either you get them on or you don't, but yes, you will need an alignment for sure, and a camber kit if you lower it too much, if you don't do all of this, your car will ride like ass. oh yeah, plan on buying some good shocks before long too, your stockies won't last long at all ;) lowering your car can get quite expensive if you want it done righ and not to ride like total ass! i've got skunk 2 coilover (i'd rather have springs), kyb agx adjustables all the way around, and skunk 2 adjustable "a" arm, and i'm pretty satisfied with the ride ;D but if you just get the coilovers and throw em on there, you'll be buying tires at least every 3 mos. and you won't like the way it rides

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look here for a manual and go from there. It is easy but like they said, you need to compress the spring or it will cut you up bad when it is released. Any or most autoparts store can rent you a set if you need one. An most likely you will need to align the car after, and that's not even taking into consideration camber issues. To fix it you will need a camber kit, ot expect to get new tires every few months. I know because I did the same thing.

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My friend has had his car slammed 3 inches on stock shocks and no camber kit. The ride is decent and it still looks hot after 6 months. His tires are worn. but theyll do.

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ummmmmmm........ well then, i guess you've never rode in a car that was lowered properly. my old teg was slammed with coil overs and stock shocks and i "thought" i was a decent ride until i lowered a car properly, whole different ball game ;). in a stock slammed ride, you feel like you gonna bounce off the road, although this may feel "cool" at first, when you see a car with good suspension just sticking to the road and barely budging, you realize how gay the "bounce" is, just my .02

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I searched HMT and couldn't find a coilover install, any other suggestions?

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Springs Install

Tools needed:
•1 floor jack
•2 jack stands
•1 Ratchet or Air tools if you have them
•Various Sockets
•Grease
•Zip Ties
•Hard Rubber or composite mallet
•2 X 4 (or other small block of wood)

Front:
1.Remove the wheel.
2.Spray some lubricant on the tie rod end bolt and loosen it. (Don't take it off.)
3.Loosen the nut until it's flush with the bolt. Place the piece of wood under it and use the mallet to force the bolt up.
4.Remove the bolts that hold the brake line to the wheel assembly.
5.Remove the nuts from the top of the strut assembly in the engine bay.
6.Remove the bolt that holds the wheel assembly to the strut.
7.Carefully remove the stock spring and shock.
8.Carefully remove the stock spring and shock.
9.Use spring compressors to compress the springs while you disasemble them.
10.Here's the picture of the assembly apart with the new spring waiting to go in.
11.Remove the bumpstops and cut them in half.
12.Be sure to pack the spring perches heavy with grease or you will hear creaking and the spring moving around.
13.Reassemble the assembly.
14.Re-install in the front

1.Rear:
2.Remove the wheel
3.Remove the bolt from the bottom of the spring/strut assembly
4.Remove the nuts from the top of the strut assembly inside of the hatch.
5.Remove the stock assembly
6.Using the spring compressors, take the stock assembly apart.
7.Remove the bump stop and cut it in half.
8.Re-assemble with the new spring and stock strut.
9.Re-install the assembly torqing to the factory specs


for coilovers the only difference is that you need to slide the supplied orings onto the strut, then put the sleeve over them, set the adjuster to where you want it, and follow the directions from there. Any other help needed PM me, but if you can't do it with these instructions i'd get someone else to do it for you. Hell if you live in southern california I'll do it for you for half the price of anyone else.

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negative camber actually helps handling

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yeah i just put coilovers on my crx. it rides like ass. prohectteg is correct in the bounce department. the only real benefit is letting big titted women ride with me. i had to though, it was riding on accord springs a struts, so i was blinding even the truck drivers with my angle of attack.

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yeah, during cornering, but what about the rest of the time :-\

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Thanks bambooseven for the detailed instructions. As far as those O-rings go, the kit came with a freaking lot of them, how many should I use?

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just use three, make sure they are the same size. put them on the strut like 1.5" above where you want them to sit, then roll them down with the sleeve.

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during normal driving i doubt negative camber has any side effects other than tire wear...off topic, sorry

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if the negative camber is bad enough it will affect high speed stability, although, i doubt you would notice much on the freeway unless you like 130+mph speeds on a regular basis ;D

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not to mention contact surface, which means less tire touching the road, not too good for rain.

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4 hours and I got them all on dropped 3 and 1/2 inches. Didn't use spring compressors, just braced it against a curb and nothing flew anywhere. Also my shocks look almost new the previous owner must have replaced them so the ride seemed pretty good. Not bad for a first timer

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yee hoo