Looking for someone to help out with installing Rear E30 springs Seattle (UW)

[robert1700]

Title says it all. $50 tip is involved. I cant get the training arm down enough on either side. I have a spring compressor.

In UW area

[BraveUlysses]

Did you try disconnecting the shocks? You shouldn't need a spring compressor at all.

[bmwm42]

Disconnect the sway bar links and the fuckers fall out

[dantheman]

Did you disconnect the shocks as well as the diff? If nothing works, have someone use a crowbar to hold them down while you pop out the springs.

[bmwm42]

Why would the diff be disconnected

[ballarde30]

Did you try disconnecting the shocks? You shouldn't need a spring compressor at all.

Disconnect the shocks from the trailering arms. That will do it.

[thebutterson]

I go to UW and may be able to lend a hand in the afternoon if you're real close. Send me a pm tomorrow if disconnecting the shocks and sway bar doesn't do the trick. Do you have a large prybar? I just did the springs on mine and that's all I used.

[robert1700]

Yep and yep

[Wschnitz]

Back is fairly easy if I'm not mistaken, pop off the sway bars and they basically fall out.

[CorvallisBMW]

Ya, no need to fuck with the diff. It's literally 2 bolts on each side. Shock off, swaybar disconnected, boom.

[42000]

When I did mine they were hard to get out no matter how far I pushed down the trailing arms. SO I compressed them a little and then pushed down the trailing arms and pulled them out. I go to UW and would give you a hand..

[AirplaneBuilder]

Replacing rear springs should take 30 minutes max and thats from taking the jack/stands out, replacing springs, drinking a beer and putting the jack/stands back on shelf... like everyone said, unbolt the shocks and sways and your good to go.

[djjerme]

^^What he said, it should take someone longer to drive to your house then it does to swap them..

[10Toes]

Take the ebrake off also, it will let the trailing arms drop more.

[robert1700]

Car is on a lift, the sway bar and socks are disconnected, doing a h and r swap, fronts went fine. Even with a compressor the trailing arm will not drop enough, I have never been stuck like this before.

Sunday anyone?