View Full Version : How to lower a TF?
Mad iX
16-05-2006, 07:51 PM
Can't come up with anything in the searches, and the 3rd gen FAQ doesn't have the info.
Looking for a guide on how to install some king springs.
[TUFFTR]
16-05-2006, 07:56 PM
Im guessing its the same as my 2nd gen?
3 bolts on top of the strut for the front wheel, and 2-3 bolts (f**k cant remeber) when you take the wheel off.
for the back its 2 nuts on the strut, and 1 big bolt down the bottom.
just make sure you get some spring compressors!
Im sure someone else will clarify, but its a pretty straight forward job, if you have the right tools
smooth2
16-05-2006, 09:09 PM
lowering a car pretty is much the same for most cars(before anyone says anything i didnt say all cars). tools ull need are a jack, spring compressers(wrong spelling), axle stand (not the cheap ones with pins) , socket set , tourqe wrench is a good idea(atleast borrow one).
now undo the wheel nuts one turn, just enough to losen them, then jack up the car till the wheel leaves the ground and put ur axle stand under a jacking point(like on the chasiss rail) and let the car rest on it but keep ur jack there just incase. the first rule of using jacks is never trust them so what i do also is put a couple of old rims either side of where im working on the car, so if it slips off the stand and jack it will land on a rim and not ur legs. now take ur compressers and put the on ur spring. leave at least 3 coils between the teeth of the compressers and slowly compress each side bit by bit evenly. if one side gets compressed to much compared to the other side it might cause one side to slip off and u dont want that so take it slow . once compressed as much as u can then undo the bolts for the strut top and bottom. im not sure on the 3rd gen design but im sure ull have to remove the back seat to locate the nut or nuts for the top of thr strut. once undone slide the strut down out of the springs and take out ur springs. then grab ur new strut and put it inside the spring and put it all back the same way it was then get ur strut bolts and nuts as hand tight as u can but dont do up tight cos u need the load of the car on them befors there tight otherwise u can prematurly sqwash the bushes and wreck em. now start un-compressing the spring till there fully extended. make sure the spring is seated right in the strut there should be a sort of grove they sit in. now put ur road wheel back on and put the nut on snug but not tight.lift the car alittle to take out the stand and anything else blocking the car from being lowered back down. now tighten ur wheel nuts to the right tourqe and the lie down and get back under the car and tourqe the bottom nut and bolt to the right spec then do the same with the top and put ur back seat back in. now pat ur self on the back and go have a coffe. then do the other side, also ull find the other side will take only half the time as the first side. hope that helps. if u dont have a manual for the tourqe settings im sure somone here has em:D oh yea almost forgot for the front its the same but there might just be a few more nuts at the top of the strut . i think there 3 where as the back has 1 i think cant be 100% cos ive only done 1st and 2nd gens so far but dont worry it pretty much the same procedure for mosy vehicles.
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