First let me start by saying the weather is still crappy. Snow, salt, etc so the car is filthy.

Anyway I had posted pics of the car in another thread but thought I would start a new thread with the installation instructions. I have added a bit more detail to the instructions.

I don't know all the techie terms so bare with me. Easier if you have 2 people. You need 2 jack stands and at least 1 floor jack. I had 2 on hand so that makes it even easier.

Lets start with the rear. Raise the car up and put it on jack stands. While on jack stands keep floor jack under differential and remove lower bolts from both passenger and drivers side shocks. Slowly lower the jack. Shocks should now be only connected at the top. Place Jack under passenger side A-pilar (if that is what it is even called, basically where the shock connected) and raise it up until the car is about to lift off the jack stand. Have a buddy push down on the driver side tire with his foot. You can now pull the spring out of the drivers side and pop in the new one. Lower the jack and repeat on the other side. Once done place jack back on differential and raise it up so you can easily reconnect the shocks. Remove jack stands and lower car. Rear springs are now installed

Front - this will be harder to explain. Put the front of the car on jack stands. Remove both front tires (or one at a time, whatever you prefer) Place jack under A-arm on drivers side and raise it up slightly. Remove bolts that hold bottom strut in place. Remove bolt from top ball joint (A-frame). Lower jack. Bottom assembly should now be loose and the only thing holding the strut in place are the 4 bolts under the hood. When you remove them make sure you are holding the strut so you don't drop it. Remove the strut from the car. Now you just need to compress the spring and remove the top strut plate, remove the spring install the new one and put everything back together. repeat process on Passenger side.

1 trick I use is liquid paper. I mark area that I will be removing bolts from to make sure everything lines back up again when I am done.

Again, I am not a mechanic, I am a computer guy, or geek as my wife would say so I don't know the proper terminology for the parts. Also, I don't think I missed a step here but if I did I am sorry, regardless it is a fairly simple installation.

You'll see what I mean when you get into it. It was pretty easy.

If you are mechanically inclined than you should have no problem. Look at it this way, I know lots of people that tear apart front brakes all the time yet I have never touched them. The same guys that swap out the brakes are afraid to install a spring kit, while I am afraid to mess with the brakes.

I didn't find it that hard at all.

I have no put about 300 miles on the car since I installed the springs. Overall I can definately tell they are stiffer especially on bumpy roads, which since I drive 15 miles to and from work daily on rural roads I know the feeling may not be enjoyable for most people. The car handles really good in corners. I have not gotten an alignment yet. I will get that done when my summer rims/tires are installed. Is it necessary to install bumpsteer kits or camber plates? I have no idea because I have never been in a lowered car with those installed so I can't compare.

Hope this helps some of you guys out.

 

Thanks a lot for the detailed info, John. Maybe we should add "Official Spring Guru" under your name also.

 

I just like to share information when I can. I have learned so much from this site so anything I do I hope it helps someone else out. I just hope I never see an exact version of my car going around.

 

Your already awesome car keeps getting better. Congrats man.

 

John you don't know HOW much you rock. I literally just got off the phone with my brother talking about my buying the Eibach spring kit and when we could arrange our schedules to install them - and how we would go about doing it ourselves. Timing could NOT have been better bro!!

Thanks!!!

 

Now if only the weather would smarten up. About 3 more weeks until my rims/tires are on. My hood pins just arrived but I got the flu so looks like I will not be installing them this week :notnice:

 

Glad I could help Dave.

 

Keep the tires/rims and send the flu back!
Thanks for the info.

 

John, your car + custom torq thrust IIs =

 

I just can't wait until April. By then I should have everything installed, well, except for the hood as I still am unsure as to what I want to do there.

 

weird, i was just trying to find instructions on the eibach site. I was planning on lowering mine but really want to learn how to do stuff myself as opposed to taking it somewhere and having someone else do it. Thanks, you rock!!!!

Question though, do they also come with technical instructions you can read while doing it?

 

The only instructions they come with is how to remove the old dust cover and install the new one. That is it. Eibach assumes that the springs are only being installed by a professional. I am an IT Professional so I guess I qualify

 

Adrenalin, it looks GREAT lowered!!!!!!!!

PS - are those X-Ice's on your car??? If so, how do they work and what size did you get. I got a set too, to be mounted on my stock Bullitts (which I was hoping to avoid this year but I'm not so sure..........). Mine are 215/65/17's (skinny and ugly but Wide + Snow = Stuck I figure).

 

Mark. Yes those are X-Ice tires. I put 235/55R17's on the factory rims, of course. I had no problem with them and have been plowing through snow since November. They are really good on hard packed snow and ice. The only thing they don't like is wet, soft, slushy type snow. They tend to spin a bit but I still love them. Had people shaking their heads as I passed them. Sure, I am in a muscle car but winter snows beat all seasons any day.

 

Did you use the spring compressor that goes through the middle of the spring or on the side of the spring?

 

Thanks for the post, John!! I know one of the next things I will be doing before the snow melts here!!

Do you know roughly how much the front end lowered? After installing my splitter, I am about a little over 4" from the ground....so am I looking at about 3" after the springs??

Thanks again!

Mike

 

Not exactly sure what you mean. The one that was given to me was basically a threaded rod with 2 clamps on it. Depending on which way you turned the bolt on the end of the rod the clamps either expanded or compressed. I had 2 sets that I used on the outside of the spring.

 

Well it is anywhere from 1 1/8- 1 1/4 in the rear and a little over 1" in the front so, ya, your front will be about 3" off the ground. I have a very steep driveway but I don't rub at all, then again never added a splitter. Hey, I thought you were getting the Street Scene kit, what happened?

 

Looking nice man. Those rims will really bring it out though. Definately need bigger rims with the drop IMO.

 

Thanks but I guess you didn't see my other posts. My AR TT II's just arrived but I won't be picking them up until next weekend. Hopefully by then the snow disappears.