Hey guys, was going to install my Tanabe coils this week within the next few days and was wondering if anybody had a step by step diy or some sort of set of instructions to install the tanabes. I have installed ksports before on my previous car in the past but those were straight bolt on bolt off and did not require reusing stock parts and the rear shock and spring was together.

Also what are the stock parts that we have to reuse? is it just the front top mounts?

Thanks for any help guys!

 

That's pretty much it. Here's a few basic instructions.

It's best if you have air tools, it makes it tons easier. You can do it without them but it's hard, ask those who have done it. Do not attempt this unless you have the right tools and know how to use them. Do not attempt this until you have printed out and familiarized yourself with the front and rear suspension diagrams from the FSM. It shows how everything is connected and has the proper torque settings which is very important.

The rears are very straightforward, the coils are not over the shocks but separate. The rears take about 15 minutes per side. Remove the wheel, lower the spring bucket (there's not much spring tension so you don't need to do anything special - just remove one bolt), replace old spring with new spring and upper perch that has the adjuster, bolt back up. Make sure the spring is seated on the bottom rubber properly and that it's not upside down. Remove 2 bolts at the top of the shock and one on the bottom and replace with the new unit. repeat on the other side. Be sure to have the collars adjusted equally on each side before installing, it will require less adjustment after it's on.

The fronts are more difficult and take much longer. There's different ways of doing it. Loosen (don't remove) the nut on the top of the strut rod. Remove the wheel. Remove the upper A arm, bolt holding on the brake lines, and sway bar end link. Remove the strut/spring unit as a unit with the spring still on the strut held in place by the upper mount. Use a spring compressor and carefully compress the spring until you loosen the spring tension on the upper mount. You can now remove the nut on top holding on the upper mount. Carefully decompress the spring until it's fully extended. Take off the upper mount and put it in place on the new strut/spring unit. Compress the new spring enough so that you can put the upper mount on it and the nut. Tighten the nut fully now. Place the strut/spring unit back in place and replace all the parts you took loose to remove it. Be careful to put everything back and tighten it to the proper torque. Just like in back, be sure to adjust both sides to the same height before installing so that they're even.

Test drive the car carefully and slowly at first to see if it all feels right and if you're getting any strange noises. Allow to settle for a few days of driving and then get an alignment.

 

Thanks a lot that helps! another member also mentioned reusing the bump stops, spring seats, and shock boots, did you do that?

Also can you only adjust the rear while its on the car just by removing the wheel? and for the fronts you have to actually undo a bottom bolt? or in other words hows ride height adjustment work once they're on?

And for the camber kits. I plan on dropping it two inches, will i be fine without the front kit and the toe bolt? I got the ichiba rear camber kit already but wasn't planning on installing the toe bolt because of the dremeling required. Thanks!