Can anyone post up a link of the RX-8 Suspension Diagram. I found the one for the front suspension but I can not find the one for the rear. Any info would be a great help.

BTW: I'm finishing my Tein S-Tech installation.

 

To remove your rear shocks you need to remove the carpet inside your trunk. Remove the 4 14mm bolts hold the bracket on the top of the strut tower. The two 14mm at the base of the strut tower where it meets the body. Under there is a 12mm bolt going upwards. Remove the rear swaybar 12mm (this makes it easier to pull out the coil assmb). Undo the headlight leveling sensor 10mm. Remove one part of the endlink 14mm. The bolt thats on the bottom of the strut 17mm and finally the camber bolt at the end of the control arm, 19mm.

Make sure to make a fine mark on the fwd and aft cam so you get your alignment back 99%.

Thats about it.

 

That's why I need the photos to know where that alignment bolt is exactly. Thanks for the post.

 

Follow the control arm the endlink and headlight leveling sensor is attached to (someone correct me but isnt that sensor only on the GT package??)

That would be the camber bolt. It should have like -- / | \ -- markings on it. Just pick the middle one and scribe onto the metal bracket.

If you can hold out today im installing someones coilovers and ill snap some pictures for you like a step by step.

 

Yeah what he said.

 

Holy ****...getting that shock out is RIDICULOUS. Hahaha...it gets stuck on the way out...pulling and screwing. If I could just move that damn endlink over an INCH...it would have dropped right out.

Damn.

Pics incoming.

 

Almost there!

 

Yeah usually removing the endlink is easiest.

 

Ok..it's all done and it looks fantastic. I will post pics up when I get off of work tomorrow. First time doing anything with suspension myself but I learned a whole lot and saved $400 avoiding the shop. Thanks everyone!!!

 

The rear struts are a huge pita lol Doublegoose and I were doing my car and were yanking on the damn thing because we left two of the bolts in the trunk in

 

dropping either both upper arms or the lower arm that the endlink mounts to is easiest