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various impact sockets from 16-22mm, spaners, spring clamps, hammer ramp or axel stands and 4 wheel alignment afterwards
search for dpj suspension fitting guide on here. pretty informative, although for coilovers, same thing ish...
in a nutshell, undo top nut in engine bay, undo nut in wheel bearing housing clamp.
undo arb brackets and the wishbone will drop to allow room to remove, cold chisel in back of housing to open it up, rubber mallet under the oem shock and hit hard, it should then come free.making sure youve unclipped the abs and pad warning cables from the shock
to refit youll need spring compressors to fit new springs onto the shock, then bumpstop goes on, rubber boot, top mount plate, top mount and bearing coat in white grease and refit as removed
drivers side is harder due to longer driveshaft .
if you havent enough room then you may want to undo the ball joint mounting plate, and slide thu hub out of the wishbone to allow more room....
youll need alignment after anyway
tools.
spanners, sockets, mole grips help, deep reach spanners for top mount, spring compressors, rubber mallet, white grease, cold chisel, anti seize.......
be patient with the shock removal, they can be a pita to remove, but anti seize split the hub and hit with rubber mallet should see it out
make sure all top bolts are tight to eliminate any knocking.
in a nutshell, undo top nut in engine bay, undo nut in wheel bearing housing clamp.
undo arb brackets and the wishbone will drop to allow room to remove, cold chisel in back of housing to open it up, rubber mallet under the oem shock and hit hard, it should then come free.making sure youve unclipped the abs and pad warning cables from the shock
to refit youll need spring compressors to fit new springs onto the shock, then bumpstop goes on, rubber boot, top mount plate, top mount and bearing coat in white grease and refit as removed
drivers side is harder due to longer driveshaft .
if you havent enough room then you may want to undo the ball joint mounting plate, and slide thu hub out of the wishbone to allow more room....
youll need alignment after anyway
tools.
spanners, sockets, mole grips help, deep reach spanners for top mount, spring compressors, rubber mallet, white grease, cold chisel, anti seize.......
be patient with the shock removal, they can be a pita to remove, but anti seize split the hub and hit with rubber mallet should see it out
make sure all top bolts are tight to eliminate any knocking.
paul-murphys
efr 6758 here i come
i fitted my rear springs an shocks today but dont know which way round to fit the springs, do i have the part of spring that is close together at the top or bottom. im confused lol, looked at guides but only find coilovers are they the same. any links or pics apprechiated,
closer together at the top yes, should have a part number on them, make sure this isnt upside downa nd your onto a winner.
paul-murphys
efr 6758 here i come
S17EW O
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Now I'm confused. I fitted mine and was told serial number goes the correct way upp. This meant the tight coil was at the bottom. Does this mean I've got“t wrong cuz I havnt ran into any problems
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