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Old 05-01-2009, 05:52 PM
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Installing S Techs

well tomorrow im getting my s techs installed, because the springs been sitting in my house for way to long, ill take before and after tomorrow. i ask the guy if hes going to proload them, and he said yes
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lol that stock look is like a monster truck, i should take it off roading before i lower it
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i have measuring tape, so ill do a full around the car before install and after
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i would do it myself but i kinda dont have air tools, i got a mazda guy from a dealer whos doing it on the side for 100 bucks, he says he can do anything to this car, so ill work out a deal with him to install a cluch to tomorrow, how much should he charge me to install one?
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Originally Posted by ferg
i would do it myself but i kinda dont have air tools, i got a mazda guy from a dealer whos doing it on the side for 100 bucks, he says he can do anything to this car, so ill work out a deal with him to install a cluch to tomorrow, how much should he charge me to install one?
I used hand tools
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I have air but didn't need when I did mine except for on the spring compressor and that was just to save time really i could have easily done it with a 1/2" rachet.
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I used hand tools
+1 I did it with 1 hand cause I thought I broke my thumb when I lulzsmashed my hand with a hammer.
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I see, so a spring compressor is a must? Is this something you rent or buy?
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well i got it done today, and its not any lower, and he preloaded the front
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Originally Posted by moRotorMotor
I see, so a spring compressor is a must? Is this something you rent or buy?
honestly, it's a must for some cars, but the 8 really doesn't have all that much tension when taking the strut apart. I've done it without a spring compressor just fine. But its free to rent at your local autozone, so why not

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well i got it done today, and its not any lower, and he preloaded the front
post pics. measure ride height.. from the center of the wheel to the fender directly above it.
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Originally Posted by cjkim
honestly, it's a must for some cars, but the 8 really doesn't have all that much tension when taking the strut apart. I've done it without a spring compressor just fine. But its free to rent at your local autozone, so why not.
Cool, thanks.
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how much lower will get it by its own after you install the s techs
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