How To: Lowering Spring Install!

[Not Jo3L]

Getting some goldlines hopefully by friday

 

[jeg0024]

Getting some goldlines hopefully by friday

Someone can buy mine when I get home...

 

[Lewis7789]

Bala - Thanks for your help! The washer got shifted when I originally put on the nut. I undid it and it was wedged up on the threads. Had to hammer it back out but now its flush with the bottom. And for good measure I used the OEM nuts. Thanks again!

I think that's my problem too. I put on my Teins STechs on some Tokico Blues last night and they rear sounds like the nut is loose on the strut shaft. I gotta pull everything apart and give it a gander later tonight. Here's crossing my fingers...

*edit* Yup, just slapped a washer under each strut shaft bolt and she's sitting pretty now with no rattle. I'll get an alignment tomorrow then I'll see what she can do.

 

[poonpower]

just ordered my tokico blues, and endlinks, got falken springs already. hopefully wont run into any trouble.
when do I tighten the center nut? when the strut is still off the car, or when the strut is put back onto the car and there is some compression on it?

 

[jeg0024]

Hand tighten while the compressors are still on the springs, then fully tighten when installed. Rears can be a PITA so do as much as possible before installing.

 

[poonpower]

is PITA short form for something, or does it literally mean pita, hahahaha

 

[jeg0024]

pain in the ass


sorry im lazy lol

 

[BadBandar]

Great write up. this is way better than the other write ups made. They werent as detailed as this one. Thanks bro, you saved me a lot of time and frustration.

 

[jeg0024]

Thanks

 

[Tzar177]

bumping an old thread....I know. Installed new struts and springs couple years ago with no problems. I forgot to reinstall the dust boots. So here recently, I decided to uninstall the strut to put back in the dust boots. I have all nuts as tite as they will go, but now everytime I go over bumps, the strut shaft will move up ever so slighty causing the bowl shaped washer and the regular washer(for the washer trick when using lowering springs)to become loose just for a sec and clunk against each other. Both sides are doing this. I uninstalled everything and installed it all back and it still clunks. I guess i've uninstalled everything too many times as now both bowl shaped washers on the flat side, have rounded off. I have new ones on order. Anyone have some insight here?

 

[Bala]

bumping an old thread....I know. Installed new struts and springs couple years ago with no problems. I forgot to reinstall the dust boots. So here recently, I decided to uninstall the strut to put back in the dust boots. I have all nuts as tite as they will go, but now everytime I go over bumps, the strut shaft will move up ever so slighty causing the bowl shaped washer and the regular washer(for the washer trick when using lowering springs)to become loose just for a sec and clunk against each other. Both sides are doing this. I uninstalled everything and installed it all back and it still clunks. I guess i've uninstalled everything too many times as now both bowl shaped washers on the flat side, have rounded off. I have new ones on order. Anyone have some insight here?

OEM nuts for the strut shaft. The aftermarket ones don't have enough "material" under the threaded portion of the nut and you have to use a washer(s) to get the entire assembly tightened up (or in your case ... not (lol2)). An OEM nut for each rear strut assembly will solve your issue.

 

[Tzar177]

I thought I was using oem nuts....? What do they look like? Any of these oem?

 

[Bala]

I thought I was using oem nuts....? What do they look like? Any of these oem?

The one on the left looks OEM - What struts are you running?

 

[Tzar177]

The one on the left looks OEM - What struts are you running?

I am running Illuminas

 

[Tzar177]

I ordered oem nuts. Reinstalled everything again and stilll it clunks

 

[sarrati]

I am having an issue with my rear passenger side strut. Every time I make a hard left turn, my tire scrapes the edge of the car's body. I changed the strut but it is still happening. Any insights on this? Are the pink stops inside the acordeon plastic over the strut absolutely necessary? Thanks.

 

[red95_240sx]

its probly your camber or your fender. what size wheel/tire and suspension do you have??

bought the car used? it may have been hit. You smash into anything on that side before? are your wheels/tires the same size/width/offset?

 

[sarrati]

My 4 wheels are 17" (exactly the same) and still have stock suspension except for the new strut. The car was working fine but I hit a hole hard with people in the rear seat and that did it, that's why I thought it was the strut. When I put in the new one I didn't replace the bump stop as it was torn apart. Is this absolutely necessary?

 

[Tzar177]

Did you get an alignment after the new strut install? Was there any body damage when you hit the pole? The bump stop or the dust boot was torn apart?

 

[sarrati]

It was the bump stop that got torn apart. Alignment was done, and the edge of the round body part that goes around the wheel was a little dented (you could tell the tire hit it).