1st Time installing springs,

[freeride53]

care to lend a hand to your fellow r3ver? it's my first time doing springs, i'd appreciate it if someone wants to come and help me out. impromptu meet? there are some nice roads around here.

[e30trooper]

its easy as long as you have have a spring compressor and a pickle fork (for the ball joint's) GL!

[ak-]

What springs do you have? You might not even need a compressor in some cases.

[freeride53]

eibach pro kit. currently on car: stock

[E30Nova]

Where the hell is Alameda? Do you have a spring compressor?

Matt

[ak-]

eibach pro kit. currently on car: stock

Yea, you'll need a spring compressor for those.

[freeride53]

Where the hell is Alameda? Do you have a spring compressor?

Matt

right next to oakland (nice suburb island)
and no! :(

[Danny]

Spring compressors are for pussies. Just zip off the top nut with the strut hat pointed away from you.

[IRON-E]

You can loan a set of spring compressors from AutoZone or Oreilly's aka (Kragen)
They'll charge $40.00 and when you're done with the job and return the tool undamaged you get your $40.00 back not a bad deal if you ask me.

[greanthumb]

might be worth it^^^ prob make the job easier with a compressor.

[IRON-E]

might be worth it^^^ prob make the job easier with a compressor.

And it will make it 1,000,000 Xs safer.

[unrlmth]

You can loan a set of spring compressors from AutoZone or Oreilly's aka (Kragen)
They'll charge $40.00 and when you're done with the job and return the tool undamaged you get your $40.00 back not a bad deal if you ask me.

+1 I got a set from autozone when I did mine. Made it a ton easier.

[freeride53]

+1 I got a set from autozone when I did mine. Made it a ton easier.

hmm. i think my friend on bimmerforums may be able to lend me his. btw ben, you down for a drive sometime soon? lets try to get some other ppl in the area too.

[E30Nova]

right next to oakland (nice suburb island)
and no! :(

Oh god, that's uh....a little farther than I'm willing to drive right now. :rofl:

If you were an hour-ish from San Bernardino I'd be down, but lawl.

Spring compressors are for pussies. Just zip off the top nut with the strut hat pointed away from you.

I did that on a like 02-ish Nissan Altima. Shit flew off, hit the ground, bounced up and hit me straight in the balls. Told my friend he'd have to finish the shit without me. :rofl:

Matt

[freeride53]

whoa man, thats gnarly.