Coilover install Day 1

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678) 02/20/2016 at 18:36 • Filed to: None

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I have successfully installed the front coilovers on my car! Since this process was a lot more time consuming than there was daylight left, I decided to save the rear ones for tomorrow. Plus I had skipped lunch so the hunger pains were killing me. Minimal cuts and I’m not too dirty, so mission success! I had a good amount of trouble figuring out how exactly to get the old shocks out but eventually got it. It took half as long to do the second one. Tomorrow will be day 2 (and hopefully last) of coilover install.

Ended up using the spring compressor sticks that I bought, so it was a good last minute purchase. I followed a “no spring compressor needed” method but it was just easier to use them. Very time consuming though to undo them. This is quite the learning experience though. And not as technically difficult as I thought.

Oh and a work on progress shot along the way:

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 02/20/2016 at 18:41

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Awesome!

(Coil springs are scarier than they look)

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 02/20/2016 at 18:49

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Yeah that shit was scary. Thankfully the coil compressor things worked pretty well and I used a method with minimal risk. But I really had no idea what I was doing so I was worried that something would pop out and launch the spring through my fender or worse.

MM54 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 02/20/2016 at 18:59

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Nice work!

Frank Grimes > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 02/20/2016 at 19:21

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VMAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Frank Grimes 02/20/2016 at 21:37

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Even with just the fronts I can tell this was a great Idea

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > MM54 02/20/2016 at 21:39

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I'm excited for how uncompetitive I will be in whatever autox class I end up in. I might be in last place, but I will be having fun regardless!

MM54 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 02/20/2016 at 22:03

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Hey, I autocross my crown vic - doesn’t matter what place you’re in as long as you’re having fun!

Frank Grimes > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 02/21/2016 at 00:34

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I like the handling of mine except for now I know where every bump is in every road but the flyin miata frame rails make me worry a lot less on being high centered on speed bumps cuz they are stainless and act like skidplates!

1111111111111111111111 > Frank Grimes 02/21/2016 at 18:50

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Did you go with just the rails or get the whole butterfly brace?

Frank Grimes > 1111111111111111111111 02/22/2016 at 00:12

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just the rails the butterfly brace seemed like a rip off. It may work but its really expensive for what is basically a piece of metal. I eventually will make my own or buy it from them.