hi i have just bought some eibach pro springs and hopefully going to fit them tommorow but i just have a couple of questions looking at the springs one end has rubber sleeving on it will this end be the bottom or top of the spring ? And also what is the procedure for getting the rear springs off i know i need to undo the drop links and shock but is there anything else i need to undo to aid removel ? many thanks
You have some spring compressors? You will also need RIBE and Torx bits to undo the droplinks and shocker top mounts. Take careful note of how your springs are fitted on the car. The orientation of your new spring will be obvious when you match the new to the old. Only strip one corner at a time then you can refer to an assembly if it won't go back together. Use your camera for any tricky detail. luv'n'stuff J
The rears are quite easy I'm told. Bolt at the bottom & then a nut on the top of the shock, the arm should drop down & the lowering spring *should* fit back in to place, possibly without compression if you can get the car jacked up enough. The fronts I think are a pain. They look it!
You will need spring compressors for the front. You will also need to undo the bottom knuckle, anti roll bar drop links (16mm c spanner) - and the top 3 mount bolts on the suspension turrets. so as long as you are happy to loose skin/fingers compressing the front spings - good luck!
Did the drop links on my car ages back, it's something daft like 16" at the bottom & 18" at the top. Easy is for losers! If you're not bleeding, sweating & swearing, you must be doing it wrong!
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[quote=thebadger;293760]Did the drop links on my car ages back, it's something daft like 16" at the bottom & 18" at the top. Easy is for losers! If you're not bleeding, sweating & swearing, you must be doing it wrong![/quote] Very true!! I changed my springs last week. Despite what we thought, the front was very straight forward but the rear was an absolute pain....!
I opted to get my mechanic to fit the rear links when he did the springs... I am far too lazy for that level of work without a pit/lift for the job!
done the front springs was not to bad to do rear ones pain in the arse done one rear going to other tommorow had to angle grind drop links off the rear and undo bottom arm spring came out easy but the new spring was a right pain to reseat and a pain to align the bottom arm bolt holes . i can not get any new drop links till tuesday but i need to drive the car will it be ok to drive with the rear drop links missing?
Bit iffy mate, the back end will roll about & make it feel very un-grippy. Could be done, but not reccomended as it is seen as a vital component. Just remember that it IS a punishable offence on the road traffic act to drive a vehicle with known defective suspension, steering, tyres, brakes.. (that list goes on to cover almost every major component) If you get stopped, it may be unplesent. IIRC you can see the rear droplinks from the back of the car. It may draw attention.
[quote=sebturbo2000;293730]hi i have just bought some eibach pro springs and hopefully going to fit them tommorow but i just have a couple of questions looking at the springs one end has rubber sleeving on it will this end be the bottom or top of the spring ? And also what is the procedure for getting the rear springs off i know i need to undo the drop links and shock but is there anything else i need to undo to aid removel ? many thanks[/quote] What car you got mate cos i am ordering the same too next week. Also, what was the best price you found? Cheapest i can get them is £188.70 delivered next day. Drops my car 30mm all round too.
i got a v70 t5 phase 2 i got my springs from pfs and paid about 230 inc delivery seems to have droped about 35mm ride comfort is very good i even think low speed ride at 30 mph is actually better than standard
Am I daft? Do you have to change the shocks (for lower) when you change the springs?
no standard shocks are fine as long as its no more than a 30 to 40 mm drop
no standard shocks are fine as long as its no more than a 30 to 40 mm drop Most drop 35 mm don't they? I take it it would be okay to keep the standard shocks with this then??
mine dropped about 35mm so you should be fine never had any probs with mine you can keep your original bump stops too