Originally posted by 1.8
don't try this at home if you don't have the tools!
i thought i could do mine: ground control coilovers and KYB AGX struts but found out (luckily without seriously hurting myself) that to do suspension work you really need air tools. My car was only 2 years old but the bolts holding the struts to the control arms were so tight i was afraid either my 5/8 ths wrench would explode or would slip. even after lots of liquid wrench, with the pressure that i was applying that would have caused major damage to whatever stopped the slip.
took my car to the shop and was charged $350. nice thing is that after about 3 months the front end started squeaking and they lubed it up for free. offered to do some grinding on the spring seats if that didn't work but it did the trick. now my back is doing the same thing. should have no problem getting them to fix it.
also, spring compressors can be scary things to use when you have before. they tend to slip a little when unbolting the strut. be careful and get help from someone who's done it before if you can.
okay okay ...although you do have a point that some bolts are hard to get off with no air tools, come on man, what are we all gay or something :ghey: ? changing shocks and springs is nothing more than unscrewing a couple bolts and srewing them back on....a pain in the ass in a sense but I'd feel like the biggest homo :ghey: if I let a shop do mine. besides, you really appreciate your car and how it works a lot more if you actually install your parts by yourself. Engine work is another story, but suspension?? give me a break, let me guess, you're one of those guys who calls a tow truck when you get a flat, because changing the wheel yourself would be just too scary...lol
PS: Also, whats this that you're saying about a compressor being scary? loololol relax......
look at all the fun we were having with my suspension....
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