Help me install rear struts this weekend

ultim8m · Post by **ultim8m** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:39 pm

hey guys i need help with my rear struts. i need people to help me install them, but i also have a sloped driveway so if anyone is willing to lend me driveway space

for a couple of hours it would be great.

I'm buying a carton of bundy and i dont drink so whoever helps.....

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:41 pm

i hope your replacing them with outbakc struts so its 1 less thing u have to change later...

dave

Post by **Alex** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:42 pm

bring them to matts on friday night....rear struts take about half an hour...

(i spose theyre similar to my gen3)

alex

ultim8m · Post by **ultim8m** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:47 pm

replacing them with fwd liberty wagon struts from brendans wagon (thanks heaps btw brendan) no worries i'll bring them on friday pretty sure its not too hard gotta pull out the back seat and **** i got friday off so i'll do as much as i can before i come

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:48 pm

its very very easy.,,,,come friday night to matts and we smash it all out
2wd struts is what i had and they worked

dave

edit: but u need the awd springs and strut tops on them otherwise they sag lower then the awd ones

ultim8m · Post by **ultim8m** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:50 pm

can we change springs and strut tops at matts after we pull them out of mine?

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:56 pm

yes..all very veyr easy

ultim8m · Post by **ultim8m** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:58 pm

coolies thats the plan then, youi guys bring the knowledge i'll bring the bundy

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:59 pm

errr u wanna do that too lol

need spring compressors if matt has some and a rattle gun is much mroe helpful than winding em down by hand

and u basically only wanna change the sruts voer then

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:13 pm

i have compressor, i have spring compressors..just needa rattle gun

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:14 pm

well i got a rattle gun then whos got the airline
and hope ur compressor is good enough and the airline is around 10mm
any lower and there practiacally useless

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:19 pm

sounds like a plan. i have spring compressors, a flat enough driveway and a liking for bundy

ultim8m · Post by **ultim8m** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:19 pm

hehe awesome u guys have everything

i'll bring sockets and breaker bar and ****

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:20 pm

ive got an idea if ya wanna do it

ive got 2wd struts with the awd springs on it atm u wanna swap mine for the ones ur gettin off brendon

tristan

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:20 pm

****d if i know..ill go buy a few connections.....i got airline...

gonna buy an airtool kit tomorrow anyway

dave

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:21 pm

dw tristan...takes 5 minutes...hes got all the crap already there

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:21 pm

lol i beat u all still

but neway ill be there on friday

Kyle want me to swing by ur house first and give y a hand gettin as much as u can done before matts then ill ehad down with ya
i finish work at 4 and u live close

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:23 pm

D3V1L wrote:dw tristan...takes 5 minutes...hes got all the crap already there

dam im sotra after the 2wd springs

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:24 pm

cant u use the ones outta mine when i give em to ya
or use the ones outta ur bros sumthin liek that

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:24 pm

u either do it at one place or the other. shouldnt take more than an hour and half max.