lowering

[zippyy]

Any tips on lowering before I start to put my springs on tommorrow?
cheers

 

[Gary G]

Have the correct tools for the job ;-)

 

[White16valver]

Dont have any nuts or bolts left over when youve put it back together.

;-)

lol

 

[Gary G]

All joking aside these are valid points! lol

 

[zippyy]

i think i have all the tools

 

[badinvincible]

Apex springs?

 

[zippyy]

any other tips welcome

 

[Friction]

id say wd-40 everything in advance of taking it off, but if its a 182 then i doubt you have to worry about anything being siezed!

easy job otherwise, let us know how you get on.

 

[zippyy]

all done. only took about 1.5 hours.

should i have put the rubber sleeves that go around original front coils at the bottom onto my new springs?

 

[Turkish]

yes.

 

[zippyy]

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 29 July 2005
yes.


i havnt stuck them down. will they stay in place?

 

[Turkish]

They dont need to be stuck down. i assume you are talking about the lower spring pads? if so they sit into the cup at the top of the strut and then the spring sits ontop of them. They wont go anywhere once the strut and top mount are reassembled.

 

[zippyy]

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 29 July 2005
They dont need to be stuck down. i assume you are talking about the lower spring pads? if so they sit into the cup at the top of the strut and then the spring sits ontop of them. They wont go anywhere once the strut and top mount are reassembled.

yes thats the ones. all done now.
cheers