Front Springs- to Eibachs.

[crowmar kirkliss]

Basically this is the same as Coste1l's guide which i followed to fit Eibachs.

I just took moar pics so each step would be a bit clearer.

I take no responsibility for ANYTHING that occurs as a result of following this guide, that includes but is not limited to- personal injury, damage to property, Alien invasion, Acts of God, Famine, nuclear war, transgenderisation, artificial insemination, erectile dysfunction, nausea, vomiting, cramps, epiphanies, Life changing events, Lycanthropic tendencies, vegetarianism, religion and many other such events.


Firstly loosen wheel nuts

Jack up car

remove wheel

open bonnet and take off the plastic doorway and remove rubber mount.

loosen the three gold nuts on the strut mount.

Loosen but DO NOT undo the centre nut.

using needle nose pliers, remove the abs wire holders.

undo the brake pipe anchor 12m

Undo the two large nuts on the bottom of the strut (breaker bar unless you are Hercules)

jack up the hub and remove the top drop link nut, move this out of the way.

now remove the two large bolts that you took the nuts off a minute ago.

hold the suspension fork and undo the three nuts completely at the top.

Lift this out very carefully

make sure you leave the jack under the hub so it doesnt flop about

Apply spring clamps and remove tension from the spring.

undo the top nut

dissasemble it all and clean it all up

fit a new bump stop into the top mount bearing.

blast the bottom with WD40 this cleans everything.

apply new spring, reverse procedure to refit everything.

basically just do everything in reverse now.

job done.

[parsco]

Nice How2

Think I'll need this if/when I replace my shocks

[stoney]

Good guide pal.

when your in that far it's easy to swap the ARB bushes too, they are attached to small plates under the lower arms, the difference in new and used after 25k is amazing. cheap easy fix too

Stephen

[crowmar kirkliss]

Originally Posted by stoney

Good guide pal.

when your in that far it's easy to swap the ARB bushes too, they are attached to small plates under the lower arms, the difference in new and used after 25k is amazing. cheap easy fix too

Stephen

From honda? or is there aftermarket? powerflex?

[stoney]

I got mine from Honda but I think Paul at TDI has uprated ones from somewhere

[Syx]

Worth replacing the drop links too as you're half undoing them anyway!

Good guide pal.

[stoney]

LMAO, don't mention ARB links to him

[crowmar kirkliss]

All thanks and credit to Coste1l for the original how to.

[Laney]

good pictures and detail there CK, nice one!

just to add also that I found jacking up both sides relieved the tension on the anti roll bar and made the drop links come off much easier.

[Ben GT]

Hi Crowmar,

Can I have a full list of tools required to do it?

Many thanks

[Syx]

You'll need jack, axle stands, wheel locking nut etc.

For the actual suspension change (after the wheels are off):

Rears require a 10mm socket. Very easy.

Fronts require:
14mm socket
10mm socket & ring spanner
12mm elbow spanner & socket
6mm allen key (I think it's 6mm)
Breaker bar
Spring clamps
Mole grips
And in my case, a blowtorch.

I think that covers it.

Originally Posted by Laney

I found jacking up both sides relieved the tension on the anti roll bar and made the drop links come off much easier.

Definitely do this. I put both fronts on axle stands and had much less bother with the drop links as a result.

[Ben GT]

Originally Posted by Syx

Rears require a 10mm socket. Very easy.

Fronts require:
14mm socket
10mm socket & ring spanner
12mm elbow spanner & socket
6mm allen key (I think it's 6mm)
Breaker bar
Spring clamps
Mole grips
And in my case, a blowtorch.

Hopefully it wont come to that!

[Syx]

Originally Posted by Ben GT

Hopefully it wont come to that!

For your sake I hope not... but those droplinks just needed that extra encouragement!

[Relic]

Originally Posted by Syx

For your sake I hope not... but those droplinks just needed that extra encouragement!

Plastique do?

[Spank My Car]

Sounded like a DIY job that even I could undertake...until I heard blowtorch!!

Awesome how to though!!

[Syx]

Originally Posted by Relic

Plastique do?

Didn't come to that but I wasn't far off. ****ing things were a nightmare on the nearside. Offside came off without a problem!

Originally Posted by Spank My Car

Sounded like a DIY job that even I could undertake...until I heard blowtorch!!

Awesome how to though!!

It is straightforward mate, honestly.

[Laney]

Originally Posted by Ben GT

Hi Crowmar,

Can I have a full list of tools required to do it?

Many thanks

14mm ring spanner for the top three nuts (under bonnet)
18mm ring spanner for the top nut plus a 6mm allen key to stop it spinning

Wheel off.

long nose pliers to pinch the abs clips off
14mm ring spanner plus 5mm allen key for the drop link.
Wire brush to brush off any rust on any threads
WD40 or penetrating oil
12mm spanner to remove the brakeline bracket.
19mm spanner PLUS another 19mm to hold the other side of the bolt in order to remove the two big bolts holding the strut at the bottom.

I don't remember using a 10mm but is always useful to have a selection of spanners anyway.

[Ben GT]

Final question- which spring compressors do people use?

[Laney]

I used the ones in the first photo, that work on a thread but only because they were cheap
If I had access to ones like in the second picture then I'm sure the job would have gone much quicker

[crowmar kirkliss]

Originally Posted by Laney

14mm ring spanner for the top three nuts (under bonnet)
18mm ring spanner for the top nut plus a 6mm allen key to stop it spinning

Wheel off.

long nose pliers to pinch the abs clips off
14mm ring spanner plus 5mm allen key for the drop link.
Wire brush to brush off any rust on any threads
WD40 or penetrating oil
12mm spanner to remove the brakeline bracket.
19mm spanner PLUS another 19mm to hold the other side of the bolt in order to remove the two big bolts holding the strut at the bottom.

I don't remember using a 10mm but is always useful to have a selection of spanners anyway.

One of those is bigger, i think it is the large nut on the end whih is either a 20mm or a 21mm