new springs=new struts?

[Kansei]

um don't feel bad about dirty car pics. I guarantee you've never seen a protege as dirty as mine is right now. totally serious the rear of the car is all one color right now.. taillights, hatch lid, bumper, glass, emblems, license plate.. all this whitish brown nasty.

 

[jeg0024]

um don't feel bad about dirty car pics. I guarantee you've never seen a protege as dirty as mine is right now. totally serious the rear of the car is all one color right now.. taillights, hatch lid, bumper, glass, emblems, license plate.. all this whitish brown nasty.

lol, u should start a dirty car thread and post em up!

 

[Tengo]

your garage looks like a great place to work on cars! nice garage. any pics like from a good distance away? or are we going to have to wait for the installation thread? lol

 

[jeg0024]

your garage looks like a great place to work on cars! nice garage. any pics like from a good distance away? or are we going to have to wait for the installation thread? lol

gonna have to wait for her ass to get dropped and given a bath lol.

anytime you need a garage stop by, got all the tools you would ever need.

 

[jeg0024]

question...I have rear drums...easier or harder than the front?

 

[D-rock240]

Looks good mang, yeah the DX struts will wear out. I have 1.5 years on MSP springs and the rears need to be replaced. I planned on getting Tokicos this spring anyways so it worked out.

 

[jeg0024]

Looks good mang, yeah the DX struts will wear out. I have 1.5 years on MSP springs and the rears need to be replaced. I planned on getting Tokicos this spring anyways so it worked out.

Thanks man, yeah I knew after I saw it drop that much that they werent gonna last long, but I dont have the money right now and im getting the results I want for now so im happy. Did you do your springs yourself? Is there anything special I need to know about having drums on the back? Should just be 3 bolts at the top of the strut and 2 holding the drum up and one to the swaybar or endlink or something right? I know im gonna find out tomorrow, but I dont wanna run into something im not expecting lol. Thanks again tho, I really like the drop I got in the front!

 

[D-rock240]

Nah I had them done at my friends shop. The problem I had with the MSP springs was the rears were 1/4" too short so they moved around a bit. Probably why the rears are worse than the fronts. I should have taken pics when we did it, I only remember taking off the rear panel and breaking one of the plastic pieces on the 3rd brake light. Rattle city with the sub on

 

[jeg0024]

Nah I had them done at my friends shop. The problem I had with the MSP springs was the rears were 1/4" too short so they moved around a bit. Probably why the rears are worse than the fronts. I should have taken pics when we did it, I only remember taking off the rear panel and breaking one of the plastic pieces on the 3rd brake light. Rattle city with the sub on

My 3rd tail has been unhooked for some time now...got the spoiler light

So no info on the drums? lol, looks like its up to me for a how to!

Be sure to stop in tomorrow for the final pics, I cant even sleep...I wanna go do it right now! lol, later man, im out.

 

[jeg0024]

Nah I had them done at my friends shop. The problem I had with the MSP springs was the rears were 1/4" too short so they moved around a bit. Probably why the rears are worse than the fronts. I should have taken pics when we did it, I only remember taking off the rear panel and breaking one of the plastic pieces on the 3rd brake light. Rattle city with the sub on

My 3rd tail has been unhooked for some time now...got the spoiler light

So no info on the drums? lol, looks like its up to me for a how to!

Be sure to stop in tomorrow for the final pics, I cant even sleep...I wanna go do it right now! lol, later man, im out.

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I dont think drums are any harder than discs as far as spring installation. the shock should still mount about the same way...

 

[jeg0024]

I dont think drums are any harder than discs as far as spring installation. the shock should still mount about the same way...

The monkey knows everthing eh? lol, good guess. I got back there this morning and its all the same as the fronts, acually better than with calipers on the rear because theres no e-brake stuff in the way. My only problem so far is that damn end link nut, why in the hell is it so small?!! Ill get it soon though, I tried a breaker bar with an extention and it was twisting the outside of the nut only, I didnt wanna break it so im lettting it soak for a bit. Im having trouble getting any pics to attach at the moment but you will see them later

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

k. PB blaster is your friend

 

[jeg0024]

k. PB blaster is your friend

I dont know what that is but ive been using some fast penetrating power lube or the such, it helped out lastnight so im just gonna let it soak a bit. Not like I have a car to go pick up a can anyways lol.

 

[Kansei]

The monkey knows everthing eh? lol, good guess. I got back there this morning and its all the same as the fronts, acually better than with calipers on the rear because theres no e-brake stuff in the way. My only problem so far is that damn end link nut, why in the hell is it so small?!! Ill get it soon though, I tried a breaker bar with an extention and it was twisting the outside of the nut only, I didnt wanna break it so im lettting it soak for a bit. Im having trouble getting any pics to attach at the moment but you will see them later

isn't there an allen wrench hole in the stud on the endlink? maybe I'm thinking of the wrong thing.

 

[jeg0024]

isn't there an allen wrench hole in the stud on the endlink? maybe I'm thinking of the wrong thing.

Its just a regular nut on the threads going through the end link, I think.

 

[jeg0024]

well look at that, it does look like your right, now how to do it that way? lol

 

[Kansei]

just stick an allen wrench in there (5mm I think?) and then hold the allen wrench steady while you work on the endlink bolt with a wrench

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

screw that, use this:

 

[jeg0024]

just stick an allen wrench in there (5mm I think?) and then hold the allen wrench steady while you work on the endlink bolt with a wrench

Is that why I couldnt get the nut all the way tight last night when I put the fronts together? So do you think I really was moving the bolt when I was using the breaker bar but it was moving the whole thing instead?