shocks and springs.

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:46 am

how do u take your old shocks and springs out of your car then replace them with new ones?

is it hard?

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:58 am

not to hard... buy a Gregories workshop manual.

Dave

Lapsed · Post by **Lapsed** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:15 pm

And a spring compressor helps too. they are cheap to buy or a i have a set if you would like to borrow them

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:19 pm

is this stuff needed? or could i just figure it out somehow?

Lapsed · Post by **Lapsed** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:36 pm

it is not hard if you are mechanically minded it is easy to fiqure out. the compressers just save a lot of hassle when putting it back togeather

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:39 pm

front struts cant be put back together without the spring compressors

....already tried that one

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:49 pm

so i need a spring compressor? i just wanna get my stuff in so i can put bigger wheels on for the powerlines.

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:58 pm

anyone besides grumpy dave want to help me :P

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:13 pm

sorry....i dont recall putting my hand up......:P

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:14 pm

U actually can do it without spring compressors but i would seriously recomend buying some. I belive Mattims did it with using the weight of the car to re-compress the spring... pretty dangerous though.

I belive every subaru owner that is going to want to do there own mods and repairs should have a gregories manual to suit there car.

And which Dave are u calling grumpy... there is about a million Daves on this site.

Spring compressors would be the only specialty tool u would need for this job.

Dave

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:20 pm

I would also recommend some spanners and a socket set!

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:36 pm

Yes... them being non-specialty tools.

Dave

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:31 pm

the grumpy dave :P lol aka d3v1l

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:35 pm

haha *slaps self*. Didn't see the specialty bit

Brumby Boy · Post by **Brumby Boy** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:58 pm

buy a spring compressor sooooo much safer
but decient ones tho
i have seen what happns when a bad one lets go

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:20 pm

one of the parts shops had spring compressors on special for 30 bucks in a catalogue the other day

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:20 pm

ive got spring compressors and will help u out on anyday but tomorrow

suba_dooba · Post by **suba_dooba** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:36 am

sweet. ill hold u to that matt. hows about tuesday. me and u do my shocks and ****.