I Hit The JY Jack Pot!

[dnguyen1963]

It's better if you have a spring compression tool.

[flyboyx]

...speaking of how does one take the front struts off, could someone link me somewhere good?

take the three nuts off the upper strut mount. take the nut off the bottom of the sway bar mount where it connects to the control arm. step on the control arm and pull the top of the strut/spring assembly so that you have the top part outside the fender. grab a pair of big ass channel locks (maybe 16"?) get the strut retaining nut loose(may not be easy.) you can reach inside the spring to get to the nut.

at this point you need to be really really careful. the spring is under a load on the strut. carefully unscrew the strut retaining nut and stay out of the way of the business end of the spring. when it unscrews, the spring and strut will go flying out of the housing. they don't go too far, but the tension is probably enough to break a finger/or perhaps a wrist if you are in the way.

if you have the right tools as mentioned above, you can get them out in about 10-15 min/side.

[anabolice30]

...speaking of how does one take the front struts off, could someone link me somewhere good?

[KI4UJO]

I found e21 Recaros earler this year.

[flyboyx]

I found bilstein HD's all around with 1 year on them for $25 where I live. I was like :bow:

if they are from the junk yard, how do you know they are only a year old?

i find billies in the jy here all the time. i have gotten to the point where sometimes i don't even bother harvesting them anymore. i think i have 3 or 4 sets in my storage.

[nando]

I just simply don't have E30's in yards around here. I hate living out in the sticks.. for certain things. :(

you think that's bad - we don't even have junkyards. :(

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Yeah I'm going back for the fronts tomorrow, the car is sideways on a hill though so I am going to have to get creative to drop them out. Will the hole strut assembly from a 90 fir an 87e? I have to drop it all, I may just take the strut assembly and the spindles.

Yea it's a 51mm housing

[DaRoach]

OP check your inbox. Thanks.

[Bullhead]

I found bilstein HD's all around with 1 year on them for $25 where I live. I was like :bow:

Yeah I'm going back for the fronts tomorrow, the car is sideways on a hill though so I am going to have to get creative to drop them out. Will the hole strut assembly from a 90 fir an 87e? I have to drop it all, I may just take the strut assembly and the spindles.

[slammin.e28]

So your one of those guys....

What a jew.

Lool, nah I don't do that shit.

I beg borrow and steal to get dollahs to get out of the yard with what I want.

[E30NJ]

I found bilstein HD's all around with 1 year on them for $25 where I live. I was like :bow:

[DrJosh]

Found an E30 M3 behind a bakery once

I found two

[Hooffenstein HD]

I usually break it if I can't take it.

What a jew.

[jrobie79]

I just simply don't have E30's in yards around here. I hate living out in the sticks.. for certain things. :(

not just maine/the sticks dude....even in MA with a shitload of yards, we're hard pressed to find an e30, let alone one that has parts worth grabbing

[Benjamin_Button]

....then come back later to find that car was the next to be crushed.

I usually break it if I can't take it.

So your one of those guys....