I just got my Tein springs today. Ill be putting them on Sunday.

 

Im putting my springs on. How tight does that 17mm nut on top of the strut assembly have to be? Can I tighten it too much?

 

For torque specs, look here Post some pics after your done! :D

 

Here are some pics

 

Have any of you look at what the manufactures manual says on how to remove the rear shock? No need to remove the lower control arm. But it does requiere to disassemble the shock while it is in the car. I did mine like that and it took me 30 mins to do the rear. Once the car is in the air the rear springs don't need to be compressed to be removed. The manual tells you to remove the caliper and the hand brake stuff but I didn't do that. But this doesn't apply to coil overs though

 

Wouldda been nice to know a few months ago. Thanks, though. :D

 

wow this is such a pain in the ***, how he hell do i put this damn strut back in, i'm ready to kill something.

 

there is no way these struts were designed to go back in. Put them in from the top or the bottom?

 

half way done (just did the rears). First side took me roughly 3 hours, second side, about 40 minutes.... ha ha ha.

I would HIGHLY recommend taking off the sway bar end link completely. It makes it about 100x easier to take out the shock and put in the new one. Tommorrow i'll do the fronts.

 

one question, do you have to cut the bump stops in the front as well?

 

i have been following this tonight. guess it got better. from the thread above, yes ~ 1 inch.

beers

 

They key is to completely remove the sway bar end link. Pretty much just went straight in after that.

 

finally installed my s-techs today. this DIY is awesome! I'm now very close to the ground.

 

Ngo, did you stay with stock shocks?

When I returned home last week after mine were installed I was talking to my neighbor outside,had the car parked in the driveway. The first thing he said was how much better he thought the 8 looked lowered a bit. So far I love the S-Tech/Koni combo.

 

Yea, I stayed with the stock shocks. As long as it lasts me for a year, I'll be fine. So I can save up money for some tokico d-specs or just give up and go coilovers. how do the s-tech with koni ride?

I definitely like the lowered look, my only problem now is having to do full on parallel angling up driveways, dips, and bumps. cuz of my kit.


oh yea, +1 for cleoent's method of removing the sway bar endlink. really helped.

 

Tiggerlee: What part #/model of Koni's dod you go with? Where'd ya get'em?

 

Koni yellow adjustable. If I still had the boxes I could give you a part number. Got them from Driven Performance Equipment. Phil had a group buy going here awhile back. Paid $520 shipped. Right now I've got them set at about 3/4 turn up from full soft. So far I love the combination and I'm very happy with them and the S-Tech springs. From what I've heard DPE may have another group buy in the future. Here's some before and after pics.

 

Love 'em! Not a huge difference from stock IMO. But haven't tweaked anything yet. I have them set at about 3/4 up from full soft right now. I actually thought about just going with the springs then I figured hell why not save myself some headache and do them both together so I decided on the Koni's.

 

I'd like to add this thread some specific information about installing rear Tokico D-Specs. In particular, how to handle the adjustment cables. This info would probably help coilver systems which also come with cables.

The Tokico cables have to be treated with a little care, as they have a tendency to pull apart if you put too much tension on them. For example, if you get the shocks in part way, with the cables attached, and then decide you need to pull the shocks back out (or the shock falls off whatever is holding it up), it's easy for the cables to hang up on an edge while you are extracting the shock, and if you tug too hard, presto, the nuts seperate from the braided stainless cable and now you need a new pair.

And, they are a bit tricky to thread through the hole in the sheet metal. The tricky part is that you can't just stick the shocks up in the body work - the cables need to be threaded out the hole in the sheet metal as you push the shocks up. Your best bet is to get a helper and carefully coordinate your efforts - one person lifting the shock, the other trying to get the cable to come out the little hole.

It helps to tie some string on the cable and thread it through first so you can guide it. But remember not to pull too hard, or the cable will seperate.

I didn't have a helper, so I devised a method where I supported the shock on a floor jack, and used some string (well, a packing strap if you must know) to help guide the cable. Basically, I would raise the jack, check the cable, raise it some more, check the cable, etc. Raise it too far and you can get the cable through as it is too high. If you don't raise it far enough you can't get the cable through. You have to find that sweet spot where you can get the head of the cable through and then you are home free.

I attached a picture of how I used the jack, and of the cable head just peeking out the hole in the bodywork. It's not hard if you take your time, but it can be frustrating if you rush it.

Have fun!

 

great post,
i would love to hear some feedback on these shocks.

this is the route i want to go, and my springs are
just sitting on the shelves.

beers

 

What springs did you end up getting?

 

i picked up a set of eibachs used for a really good price. i am on a budget right now... damn allergist. the specs are almost the same as what you put in.

all is going well with yours i assume... i am fighting putting the springs on first. you know how that is.

beers

 

Here you are:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...22#post1282822

 

thx.

beers

 

sorry to dig up an old thread, but Im planning on doing a DIY install on my espilr this weekend, can someone send me that DIY? the link doesnt seem to work anymore. I'm just looking for pictures for references