Coilover install

[ndlibgt]

Guys
Can anyone recommend a place to get a set of coilovers installed in the Sth Eastern suburbs?
Also would this also be a good time to upgrade LCA bushes?
Planning on rear sway with hd mounts but pretty confidant I can tackle that one myself.
Look forward to hearing suggestions bearing in mind it's a daily that only sees very minimal spirited driving. And no Mark I'm not going to turn it into a wagon, well not right now anyway

[cruisn]

Coilovers are suprisingly simple to do yourself with minimal tools.

LCA bushes have to be pressed in. If they have a press they can do it.

[imania]

Traction tyres in Kellets road, Rowville would be my recommendation. Do a lot of rally and race setups there
But as Mark has said, they're pretty easy to install, I installed my own with a friend

[05GTLIB]

Have you already purchased the c/o's ? I suggest install them yourself, its very straight forward, youll save some coin and its always a good feeling knowing you did it yourself

Edit: you guys beat me to it lol

[bigBADbenny]

Up for doing exact same very soon!
Got some mates who could assist with lca bushes etc, too


Or, $$$ with corner weighting etc, at TruTrack Nth Melb & etc...

[bosc0]

Don't forget an alignment as soon as you can post instalation.

[jaydece]

Nelson?

Scotty's Customs

[Stomps]

if you are confident installing the rear swaybar and HD mounts, im sure you could manage coilovers..

Tools required:

Decent Jack
Axle Stands
Basic socket set... with decent ratchet... long extension also helpful for fitting HD mounts (you need to remove one of the subframe bolts)
Basic spanners..
usual sized for all.. 10,12,14,17,19..

Optional but helpful:
Rattlegun
Long fuck off pry bar to shift suspension components (rear)

rear sway bar + mounts shouldnt take longer than 30 mins..

front and rear suspension swap shouldnt take longer than 1 hour...

maybe a little longer if you arent confident with tools..

i would definitely recommend doing it yourself.. there is no better way to learn than just getting stuck in.. there is very little you can fuck up...

[ndlibgt]

Would I be correct in saying that it's something to this effect
Loosen strut top bolts
Jack up car onto axle stands
Remove wheels
Undo 2 bolts at bottom end
Undo brake line clamps
Undo strut top bolts
Remove old springs struts
Repeat steps in reverse for install?

Please correct or provide more detail where necessary.

[bates91]

Yeah, get the brake line out of the way early. Be careful when undoing the strut top bolts as the unit will just fall down if you're not holding it. Don't overtighten the top bolts when reinstalling as they can easily be over-torqued and break.
Only other hint I would give is to loosen the wheel nuts whilst the car is still on the ground. Makes it a whole lot easier than trying to break loctite bonds with a breaker bar when the wheel has nothing to stop it from turning!!

[ndlibgt]

Ok
Thanks very confident I should be able to do that. Mark (cruzin) your phone might ring if I need some pointers.
Corner weighting- given that I don't intend on tracking the car is this something that can be overlooked?

[cruisn]

Corner balancing is not required. Just an alignment soon after.

It'll take you approx 1.5 hours to change and then 3 hours adjusting to the spot on height you want.

[bigBADbenny]

How many mm of settling,if any, could be expected for the average coilover install?

[ndlibgt]

Corner balancing is not required. Just an alignment soon after.

It'll take you approx 1.5 hours to change and then 3 hours adjusting to the spot on height you want.

I that Mark "Cruzin" time or noob time
How would suggest I go about taking measurements in terms of getting the ideal ride height, Trying to save some time, I've heard people talk about number of turns ? (hoping to achieve a fairly. Observation ride height)

[rooby]

I did it for the first times couple o weeks back and it only took a few hours.
I tend to be a bit slow the first time I do anything though.

Once you're familiar with it though you can be pretty quick at doing adjustments.
I think I could do it in 1.5 if I did it again.

Makesure you have a breaker bar. One of the bolts on my front left was super hard to get off even with the bar. Mine is 375mm I think.