Can anybody shed some light as to how envolved it is to replace the front and rear springs of a vz holden ute.Could you also let me know what special tools you might need like a set of spring compressors and genaral tools.
This is to lower the ute
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, Sep 14 2007 09:44 PM
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Posted 14 September 2007 - 10:03 PM
Rears are easy as you can use the weight if the car to compress the springs.
Front you will need spring compressors and maybe a rattle gun to undo the big nut at the top of the strut.
Front you will need spring compressors and maybe a rattle gun to undo the big nut at the top of the strut.
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Posted 14 September 2007 - 11:56 PM
Get a suspension place to do it...1/4 the time and no skinned knuckles.
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Posted 15 September 2007 - 01:04 AM
That might be O.K if they are fitting their kit.Get a suspension place to do it...1/4 the time and no skinned knuckles.
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(It surprises me how they offer specials including fitting)
But roll up with a box of springs and shocks and it will be a different story.
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Posted 16 September 2007 - 06:42 PM
piece of piss u just need a set of coil spring compressors take the front struts out put in a vice compress the spring undo the big nut replace spring compress again do big nut up havent done rears but my m8s vq stato u can just pull the springs out wen its on the hoist but thats lowerd if u lower the rear arm u should be rite
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Posted 16 September 2007 - 09:50 PM
the rears are easy just unbolt the shock and possibly the swaybar link(depends if base, sv6 or ss) and use a jack to compress. dont forget to put some camber/toe adjusting bushes in your control arms or you'll be forever replacing scrubbed out tyres .
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Posted 17 September 2007 - 12:04 AM
The whole car should be aligned as lowering the front will alter the toe-in/out.dont forget to put some camber/toe adjusting bushes in your control arms or you'll be forever replacing scrubbed out tyres .
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Posted 17 September 2007 - 09:56 PM
Hey,
Yeah make sure you get a camber kit.
Heres a shot of mine.
It was brought lowered like it is so im not 100% sure of what its had done to it, but I know there King Springs, Super Lows i think.
Cheers
Yeah make sure you get a camber kit.
Heres a shot of mine.
It was brought lowered like it is so im not 100% sure of what its had done to it, but I know there King Springs, Super Lows i think.
Cheers
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Posted 15 October 2007 - 08:39 PM
You know they're Kings Super Lows - you think ????? WTF?
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