spool springs installed

[PaulMP3]

I finally put my springs on sun afternoon (yippy) It took me a lil longer than expected, but it went pretty smooth. I had a problem getting the bolt out of 2 of the struts so i had to remove the brakes. Im not sure if that was suppose to happen, but it looks like if the bolt where in the other direction it would have been no problem. Also after i was all done one of the rears i noticed it wasnt sitting right on the upper perch, so i had to redo that one. Anyways, they look real nice and the ride seem to be the same as stock, maybe a lil stiffer but not much. I havent tested out the handling to much b/c it has been raining all day. I got about 200lbs in the back to help it settle a lilttle, but its pretty low already, i dont think they will settle to much more.

Question:
How long should i wait b4 going in for an alignment?
Do i need a 4 wheel alignment?
What should that cost? i plan on going to NTB. any body have any bad experiences with them?

I have b4 pics with a tape measure. i will take after pics if the weather is nice tomorrow. So i can determine the Drop in Inches.

I must say the drop look perfect, i love how low the hood of the car is. It looks sick.
(bluemp3)

 

[PaulMP3]

i alos had to soak the endlink nuts in WD40 to get them off. I use an open end wrench and an allen key to remove the nuts.

 

[PaulMP3]

http://forum.protegemp3.com/vbb222/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20296

there is the link to some pictures.

 

[KzA]

yea man those endlinks are a b****...they were the single hardest thing about installing my ground controls

 

[PaulMP3]

i hear ya, did you use the allen key with an open end wrench, It seem to work for me. I could see how the would strip easily. I tried using a socet but the bolt would spin too. I just soaked them all b4 even trying them, this helped a lot.