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Mike 1991 Pensacola PD (DSO 24-0349) Specs: Cop motor, cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks and runs on regular gas |
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You got that special tool to get those front springs out? I've heard they are very expensive!
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Toshi '93 SSP '90 LX 'vert - Sold '87 LX hatch (parted out) '88 LX 'vert (should have never) '83 GL hatch (college car, long gone) |
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No tool is needed. Use a jack to take the weight off the shock and sway bar...unbolt them. Use a small chain and secure the spring to the A arm then slowly let the jack down. To install new springs reverse the order. Also the higher you get the car the easier it is.
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No "special" tools needed to get it out. Like CNT said, chain the spring to the control arm just to keep it from flying out at you, lower the control arm and pry it out. The trick is getting it back in though.
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Mike 1991 Pensacola PD (DSO 24-0349) Specs: Cop motor, cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks and runs on regular gas |
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Yeah, that's the trick. Getting it back in. And what a B*&^#H that was. I made my own special tool. A couple U bolts. Compressed the spring with a spring compressor rented from the local parts store. Hooked up the U bolts to keep the tension. Dropped the spring in place. Hooked up the strut. Let the U bolts off. Is what I finally came up with.
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Toshi '93 SSP '90 LX 'vert - Sold '87 LX hatch (parted out) '88 LX 'vert (should have never) '83 GL hatch (college car, long gone) |
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Mike 1991 Pensacola PD (DSO 24-0349) Specs: Cop motor, cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks and runs on regular gas |
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Well, this took a couple steps back. In the process of lining up the hood and fenders, I discovered that the whole structural part of the front end was pushed over by 1 3/4" to the drivers side. I can only assume this happened when it crashed back in '95 and was not fixed properly. So, I dropped it off at a frame shop to have it fixed. It will be a week or two before I get it back but I'm sure it will be better than new after this guy gets done with it. This thing is going to be straight as an arrow.
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Mike 1991 Pensacola PD (DSO 24-0349) Specs: Cop motor, cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks and runs on regular gas |
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