how hard to install springs?

Old Jun 27, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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how hard to install springs?

since my rims are coming in two days , i need to install eibach that i bought it few weeks ago. how hard is it to install the rear one?
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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by rAiN
since my rims are coming in two days , i need to install eibach that i bought it few weeks ago. how hard is it to install the rear one?
Same thing I did I had my Eibach's put on right before my wheels get here (this coming Thursday)...in all honesty, just pay to have them done unless you have access a really good spring compressor (ie: wall-mounted). The rears are extremely easy to do, whereas the fronts are a PITA because a compressor is required.

I dashed out the $240 and had an extremely reputable shop in town perform the work. They did not put a single ding/scratch on anything (including wheels, calipers, fenders, etc), and completed the work in 1 hour and 15 minutes. Well worth it for me.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 01:23 AM
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If you have to ask it's too difficult, operating a spring compressor isn't for everyone. I paid $150 to get my Eibach's installed and it was worth it.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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I fully agree with both replies above. If anything goes wrong while doing it yourself, you feel like slamming your head through a brickwall, and still have to fix it out of your own wallet.

If anything is f'd by an installer , you can hold them responsible for any damage that has been done during install.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 02:09 AM
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Just don"t cheap out on a 40k car.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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rears are way easy. takes less than a hour for both sides if you know what you're doing.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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pay someone to do it... i did mine last Friday with some of the locals in the G/Z club here... took us like 5-6 hours... lmfao way too long
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 02:13 AM
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pay someone to do it... i did mine last Friday with some of the locals in the G/Z club here... took us like 5-6 hours... lmfao way too long
hey aliiin...what kinda tools ya'll used? impact wrench?
i still haven't gotten my tanabes installed yet
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