nurrish Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Theres a guide on 350ztech and i am quite interested. Anyone had a stab at fitting these themselves. I am looking at the eibach or the tein springs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
From A to Zed Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hi Nurrish, I fitted my springs and ARB’s with the help of a friend who is a regular mechanic. We managed to fit them in a few hours in my garage with basic tools and a spring compression kit. You will need to release the front shocks from the top mounts (they drop out easily enough) and the rears are nice easy – no need to touch the top mounts. Please ensure the springs go in the right way around… They look symmetric but the bottom with have a flat edge so they sit right in the cup. I doubt ‘cup’ is technically correct name but you will get my drift This guide is pretty hand too - the pictures are good for reference. viewtopic.php?f=35&t=17865 Good luck. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Me and my old man fitted owering springs to my renault 5. We just used some clamp type things (that are made for compressing springs) but one of the clamps came loose and a fully compressed spring almost took my old mans head off! Anyway, you can probably borrow them if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 piece of p1ss, i would suggest getting the alignment checked afterwards incase you knocked your suspension out when you did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurrish Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Right then ian we have a job on Thanks for the great info Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Right then ian we have a job on Thanks for the great info Matt No worries let me know when and I'll grab the spring compressors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
From A to Zed Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 No worries! As per RTbiscuit, i had my alignment checked the following day as I also fitted a rear Eibach toe/camber kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz77 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 No worries! As per RTbiscuit, i had my alignment checked the following day as I also fitted a rear Eibach toe/camber kit was this the bolt kit or actual adjustable arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcash5 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I did mine aswell, fell out with one bolt, (lower strut one) but other than that not too bad at all, rears are unbelievably easy! Couple of tips, try and soak everything the night before in penetrating oil, 3in1 penetrating oil from halfords was may fave, much better than wd40! Try and buy new bolts to replace old item, - not a neccessity but its always a nice to have. And DONT use Bihex sockets! Some of the bolts are v.tight and require a fair bit of tq. A decent set of hex sockets and a large breaker bar and you are well alway! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I did mine aswell, fell out with one bolt, (lower strut one) but other than that not too bad at all, rears are unbelievably easy! Couple of tips, try and soak everything the night before in penetrating oil, 3in1 penetrating oil from halfords was may fave, much better than wd40! Try and buy new bolts to replace old item, - not a neccessity but its always a nice to have. And DONT use Bihex sockets! Some of the bolts are v.tight and require a fair bit of tq. A decent set of hex sockets and a large breaker bar and you are well alway! Dan Good advice as always Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavin85 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 This is going to be my next mod...so some useful info in here 1 question though is the eibach toe/camber kit required or a nice to have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 1 question though is the eibach toe/camber kit required or a nice to have? Difficult question to answer, depends on the drop and the car itself. The Zed has limited adjustment available, so even on a small drop, some cars have enough adjustement to bring it back in, some dont. Personally, I would be prepared with a kit to hand when getting alignment done, just in case. They arent that expensive, much better than going through tyres every few thousand miles! If you use a good garage to do the allignment, then if they cant get it within spec they can fit the new bolts and try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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