Basicly like the subject says I am looking for any helpful tips that you guys found while changing the springs in your magna's. I am planing on doin mine this Sunday. I do have a gregory's manual so that will help but I was just wondering if anyone kenw of anything that will help.
Thanx

Talk to manual, he has just done his.

From what i've seen its a dead basic job.

If you can get access to a rattle gun you will be laughing because it will cut the time it takes by about half. It took me about 2.5hrs to do it myself one night after work. Here is what you need to do.

Step 1: Take out strut by undoing the 3 bolts at the top and the two and the bottom at the front or one at the bottom on the back ones.

Step2: Put the strut in a vice if you have one and put on a set of spring compressors and tighten them up together so that the spring compresses evenly

Step3: Once the spring is loose you can undo the nut a the top of the shock absorber once you have done that pull the strut top of the top and you can slide the spring out.

Step4: You will have to undo the spring compressor of the std spring and put it on the loweed on and compress the spring like you did with the first one.

Step 5: Put the strut top back on and do up the nut on the top of the shock absorber

Step6: Undo the spring compressor and put the strut back into place.

Step 7: Put the 3 nuts back on the top loosly so that you can still move the strut around. The front is pretty east but the back on you have to put another jack under the shock absorber so that you can compress the spring and the lower mount go on.

Hope that is some help

Cheers
Paul

when i put the back ones on i didnt have to compress the shock absorber :?

Well I guess that all depends on just how low you went with the springs. :D I used Kings Low springs and while I could put the strut top on by just using my body weight I had to use a jack so that I could get the lower mount of the shock over the pin that it sits on.

Cheers
Paul

Hey man- spot on with what i did cept for these changes:

1. on the front supension units don't forget to take the brake line clip off - or else you will rip out your brake lines!!! it is easy - the little square bit of metal just slides off with a little force - you will know when you see it!!

2. putting the rears back in - you should be able to just push the rea hub down enough to pop the bottom attachment back in without too many hassles - my rear drivers side i had issues - but i got a mate to stand on the hub while i lined up the bolts - easy!!

Have fun!!

Manual

thanx you very much to all who replied. and I do have a rattle gun and also a chasis hoist. Thank you once again. I will let you guys know how I go

u got a rattle gun and a chassis hoist - dude - u got it easy - i had spanners, a trolley jack and some chassis stands!!!

I had it hard compared to u!!

Manual

hehehe thanx I hope it all goes easy. how long would I be looking at 4 hrs 3 hrs

we did mine in 2-2.5 MAX

damn so if I had a full day set aside, there will be lots of drinking aye. lots of time for a beer and bbq :)

jees - with the chassis lift and the rattle gun - mat e- u looking at an easy 2 hours max!! i did mine in 4 (not including the shit bolt) and that was one wheel at a time!!

with manual labour - no flash shit!!

Manual