How to - Install Springs! - Page 4

***austinpike*** · 07-28-2006, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rydeordie

How long does this whole procedure take w/out airtools and a lift. Will I also need a torque wrench for this job?

Yes you need a torque wrench if you want to get things back together properly. And for your first time def. give it more than 3 hours.

NCWSTi · 07-29-2006, 07:29 PM

i dont know
i have installed alot of suspensions setups on numerous cars

it took me from 930 am to about 3pm
i did take about 1-2 hrs just hunting around town for certain tools that i had broke during installation also
the hardest part was breaking the bolts loose
get a good breaker bar and some extra adapters if necessary
i went through several adapters

Young Sti · 09-19-2006, 06:19 AM

this might be a noob question but does putting on these springs void our warranties.

***austinpike*** · 09-19-2006, 06:54 AM

^^^ don't expect Subaru to replace your struts if they start clunking, but it shouldn't affect anything else.

RAPTR · 10-09-2006, 02:59 PM

I'm sure I'm repeating someone else but after this proceedure is finished, do you need to go and get an alignment done?

Ver7wannabe · 10-09-2006, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAPTR

I'm sure I'm repeating someone else but after this proceedure is finished, do you need to go and get an alignment done?

Definitely get an alignment when you are done. The springs will settle a litlle after driving on the a while so if you can get the camber close by eyeballing it during reinstallation you can put it off until they settle and not hav to get another alignment if they settle too much.

stretch · 10-22-2006, 10:16 AM

I just stripped the threads off of a lower strut bolt- the one that adjusts camber. I was trying to torque it to 140ft-lbs, just a smidge over the spec published in this thread, and it never came. Now the nut won't come off, it just spins (with some resistance).

I guess the recommendation to replaces these bolts every time they're removed might have some validity.

b0oSt1N_LrG · 11-05-2006, 04:27 PM

one question... i don't know how you're supposed to take this nut off if i'm using hand tools... i thought this is where i use the wrench and the allen key, but how do i get the wrench to hold on to the nut? it's inside the upper mount...

supermarkus · 11-06-2006, 03:00 AM

pass-through wrench like a Gear Wrench.

sebtarta · 11-06-2006, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supermarkus

pass-through wrench like a Gear Wrench.

Yes, something like this

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...seBVCookie=Yes

b0oSt1N_LrG · 11-06-2006, 01:49 PM

ahh icic... back to work then ;]

thnx guys

FleaDog · 11-06-2006, 03:15 PM

Anyone suggest an affordable compressor and air gun?

sebtarta · 11-07-2006, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FleaDog

Anyone suggest an affordable compressor and air gun?

Go by sears, they have some pretty good ones for $100 and then a gun set for $75

Its about that, you could spend $300 and you should have a very nice setup

jsmonet · 12-13-2006, 07:34 AM

just curious, does anyone have tips for putting the stock strut/springs back on? I have my coilovers on now, but am selling the car soon. the problem i keep running into is that it appears that my stock front struts are 5" too long to line up with the hub...no matter what kind of brutalizing i do.

so now i'm kinda lost O_o. the bottom of the stock strut is pretty much on the CV, to give you an idea of length. If i could get a tip to get around that one bit, that would rock, as i really, really don't want to spend a few hundred dollars having someone else do it

sebtarta · 12-13-2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsmonet

just curious, does anyone have tips for putting the stock strut/springs back on? I have my coilovers on now, but am selling the car soon. the problem i keep running into is that it appears that my stock front struts are 5" too long to line up with the hub...no matter what kind of brutalizing i do.

so now i'm kinda lost O_o. the bottom of the stock strut is pretty much on the CV, to give you an idea of length. If i could get a tip to get around that one bit, that would rock, as i really, really don't want to spend a few hundred dollars having someone else do it

Dp yopu have the full front end up on the air? It might be that the sway is putting some load from the other side preventing you to be able to match the strut with the hub.

11-05-2006, 04:27 PM	#53
b0oSt1N_LrG STI Driver Car: shirokuro 06 STI Location: 3\|o // soCAL Posts: 293 Join Date: May 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	one question... i don't know how you're supposed to take this nut off if i'm using hand tools... i thought this is where i use the wrench and the allen key, but how do i get the wrench to hold on to the nut? it's inside the upper mount... Last edited by b0oSt1N_LrG : 11-05-2006 at 04:30 PM.

07-29-2006, 07:29 PM	#47
NCWSTi Grassroots STI Racer Car: 04 JBP STI Fav Mod: Anything i put on my car!!! Location: Washington Posts: 526 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	i dont know i have installed alot of suspensions setups on numerous cars it took me from 930 am to about 3pm i did take about 1-2 hrs just hunting around town for certain tools that i had broke during installation also the hardest part was breaking the bolts loose get a good breaker bar and some extra adapters if necessary i went through several adapters

09-19-2006, 06:19 AM	#48
Young Sti Amateur STI Driver Car: 04 Silver Subaru Wrx Fav Mod: Tein Flex coilovers Location: Lufkin ,Texas Posts: 45 Join Date: Aug 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	this might be a noob question but does putting on these springs void our warranties.

09-19-2006, 06:54 AM	#49
*austinpike* Platinum Member Car: 2oo5 cgm STi Location: MN Posts: 1,925 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (7)	^^^ don't expect Subaru to replace your struts if they start clunking, but it shouldn't affect anything else.

10-09-2006, 02:59 PM	#50
RAPTR Professional STI Driver Car: My journal Fav Mod: Tank the Terrier! Location: Walnut Cr, CA/Boulder, CO Posts: 425 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (2)	I'm sure I'm repeating someone else but after this proceedure is finished, do you need to go and get an alignment done?

10-22-2006, 10:16 AM	#52
stretch Silver Member Car: Aspen 2005 STi Fav Mod: TurnInConcepts.com Coilovers Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 1,784 Join Date: Mar 2006 Trader Rating: (2)	I just stripped the threads off of a lower strut bolt- the one that adjusts camber. I was trying to torque it to 140ft-lbs, just a smidge over the spec published in this thread, and it never came. Now the nut won't come off, it just spins (with some resistance). I guess the recommendation to replaces these bolts every time they're removed might have some validity.

11-06-2006, 03:00 AM	#54
supermarkus Spec C Club Car: 08 STi, SSM Location: Edmonds Washington Posts: 1,441 Join Date: Dec 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	pass-through wrench like a Gear Wrench.

11-06-2006, 01:49 PM	#56
b0oSt1N_LrG STI Driver Car: shirokuro 06 STI Location: 3\|o // soCAL Posts: 293 Join Date: May 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	ahh icic... back to work then ;] thnx guys

11-06-2006, 03:15 PM	#57
FleaDog Grassroots STI Racer Car: 06 CGM/silver STI Fav Mod: DIY modding Location: Philadelphia Posts: 582 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (4)	Anyone suggest an affordable compressor and air gun?

12-13-2006, 07:34 AM	#59
jsmonet Junior STI Driver Car: 05 white STi Fav Mod: audio Location: So Cal Posts: 98 Join Date: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	just curious, does anyone have tips for putting the stock strut/springs back on? I have my coilovers on now, but am selling the car soon. the problem i keep running into is that it appears that my stock front struts are 5" too long to line up with the hub...no matter what kind of brutalizing i do. so now i'm kinda lost O_o. the bottom of the stock strut is pretty much on the CV, to give you an idea of length. If i could get a tip to get around that one bit, that would rock, as i really, really don't want to spend a few hundred dollars having someone else do it