Coilover Installation help. Quick!

[lowtege]

In the process of changing my coilovers. just sleeves though, not the entire strut. The stock struts have a metal head which should be tapped off with a screwdriver and hammer. that worked in the rear. however, i got to the fronts and the metal heads were completely different and didn't pop off at all. Anybody do this process? i need help ASAP

 

[joka1]

IIRC the tops of the struts have a bolt ontop you just unscrew with the spring under pressure (spring holder)..... Unscrew the bolt, release the pressure, remove the stock spring and put the sleeve coilovers on.... I don't remember needing a hammer!

But that was 7 yrs ago....

Rob

 

[lowtege]

ya i got the sleeve on but i ran into a problem on the back with a metal piece on the shaft of the strut. it's shown here, and this is how i found out how to get it off:

but the front struts have a different "metal hat" can't take it off

 

[lowtege]

the metal adjuster and threads for the coilover sleeves don't clear that metal piece. they won't slide over