masda74 To Loud Legacy Donating Member 4,114 Member For: 14y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 13/12/14 04:30 AM Posted 13/12/14 04:30 AM Did you use one of the spring compressor tools?
RB Snake Legacy Donating Member 327 Member For: 12y 7m 7d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 13/12/14 04:43 AM Posted 13/12/14 04:43 AM Nah, I don't have one. It'd be a bit difficult using one on the rear wouldn't it?
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 13/12/14 06:04 AM Posted 13/12/14 06:04 AM Yo Dawg, we heard you like pictures of phones so we put a picture of a phone in your picture of phone 1
masda74 To Loud Legacy Donating Member 4,114 Member For: 14y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: WA, Perth Posted 14/12/14 12:17 AM Posted 14/12/14 12:17 AM Nah, I don't have one. It'd be a bit difficult using one on the rear wouldn't it?From what I have read up on the intermaweb, you can use the spring compressor tool on the front and the rear.I am not sure how much the tool costs and if anyone has one already.
arronm Dropping a turd Legacy Donating Member 9,520 Member For: 18y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 14/12/14 12:22 AM Posted 14/12/14 12:22 AM Drop the bottom of the shock and the sway bar pull the suspension down and the rear spring will come out.
RB Snake Legacy Donating Member 327 Member For: 12y 7m 7d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 14/12/14 12:39 AM Posted 14/12/14 12:39 AM That's what I thought Arron, but I couldn't get them out. Doesn't matter anyway, I've bought some spring compressors, gonna need em for the fronts and on my brothers 4x4.
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Legacy Donating Member 19,334 Member For: 20y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 14/12/14 01:03 AM Posted 14/12/14 01:03 AM The control blade bush limits the downward movement. If you loosen the two nuts that secure it the lca will drop. 1
XtRmn8 570Nm @1800rpm Legacy Donating Member 2,441 Member For: 22y 10m 7d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 14/12/14 03:27 AM Posted 14/12/14 03:27 AM Get some stands and lift both sides of the rear and put the car on stands. With both wheels off and the bottom shock nut off it's pretty easy to remove the stock springs. Shorter springs should be even easier.
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Legacy Donating Member 13,798 Member For: 18y 8m 4d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 14/12/14 05:00 AM Posted 14/12/14 05:00 AM I was foiled by the control blades when I was trying to install new spring pads. I was able to change out the rear springs to shorter one myself no issues as the control blade was so shot. After putting the new shorter springs in and later having new control blade bushes fitted, I was no longer able to remove the shorter King springs when I had a go. Pissed me off!But always remember "a tight bush is better than a loose one". 2
RB Snake Legacy Donating Member 327 Member For: 12y 7m 7d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 14/12/14 05:28 AM Posted 14/12/14 05:28 AM (edited) Thanks guys, so how did you get around that problem Steve? Did you use the spring compressors, or remove the 2 bolts holding the control arm? I should probably fit new pads while their out as well. Edited 14/12/14 05:37 AM by RB Snake
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