Skunk2 Pro-S Coilovers on a NHBP FA5 ***Pics inside***

[2000civic]

Originally Posted by sgtmorph

dude,

here's exactly how i did it...

1. jacked the rear up
2. took the rear wheel off
3. unbolted the bottom shock bolt
4. have a friend push down on the rear brake disc
5. pull out the spring

Easy as cake

Install in the reverse steps.

Longest part total was removing and installing the wheel.

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Illmaticone,

front's are 3 bolts under the hood and 2 bolts in the wheel housing

I had pushed down on the rear arm, but I wasnt pushing while trying to get the spring out. Idk, using the spring compressor really wasnt that much more difficult. My biggest issues with the rear was putting it together correctly, witch was my fault all together for not reading instructions/paying attention. First time I put it together I had everything in, and forgot to put the stock bushing on the shock. So I took everything out, put the bushing in, then I reinstalled everything only to see that I had bolted the camber kit on for the negitive camber setting. So I took it apart and re did it. After that it was simple. The other side probibly only took me 15 min to put on.

[sgtmorph]

it's all good......as long as it worked out for ya....
next time....if you do it.....have a friend push down on the rear disc....you'll see

[2000civic]

I will most deffinitally try that out

[illmaticone]

did i have to reuse the stock boot? im installing now the instruction says to use the top hots only and it doesnt seem right?

[sgtmorph]

how did you make out? take pics?

i think you just use the top mount.....dont use the stock boot or bumpstop....your skunk2 front struts replace those items

[illmaticone]

Originally Posted by sgtmorph

how did you make out? take pics?

i think you just use the top mount.....dont use the stock boot or bumpstop....your skunk2 front struts replace those items

i used the boot, but i cut it just to have the spring mount part. because with out it when i press down the strut by hand you hear the spring click. seems like the diameter is larger on the spring than on the top hat and sits loose. and i was afraid it would click... i saw pictures with it so i thought skunk2 didnt include it or something..


so now im not sure if i should take it off if you say i dont need it?

how are yours is there nothing on the top of the spring?

[07mugencivic]

nice.....

[illmaticone]

Originally Posted by sgtmorph

dude,

here's exactly how i did it...

1. jacked the rear up
2. took the rear wheel off
3. unbolted the bottom shock bolt
4. have a friend push down on the rear brake disc
5. pull out the spring

Easy as cake

Install in the reverse steps.

Longest part total was removing and installing the wheel.

.................................................. .......

Illmaticone,

front's are 3 bolts under the hood and 2 bolts in the wheel housing

that worked, thanks. im sure ill be talking to you about it wed if u go to the meet.

[2000civic]

Originally Posted by illmaticone

i used the boot, but i cut it just to have the spring mount part. because with out it when i press down the strut by hand you hear the spring click. seems like the diameter is larger on the spring than on the top hat and sits loose. and i was afraid it would click... i saw pictures with it so i thought skunk2 didnt include it or something..


so now im not sure if i should take it off if you say i dont need it?

how are yours is there nothing on the top of the spring?

I cut the stock boot and put it on top of the spring. It did not fit like a glove, but it fit. I have no noise coming from the front struts, so Im sure it is fine. You should keep it on, I was told that it has to be there. Metal on metal is no good. Plus even if you dont need it it wont hurt to have it on, and the trouble of taking it all apart again would not be worth it.

[sgtmorph]

Originally Posted by illmaticone

i used the boot, but i cut it just to have the spring mount part. because with out it when i press down the strut by hand you hear the spring click. seems like the diameter is larger on the spring than on the top hat and sits loose. and i was afraid it would click... i saw pictures with it so i thought skunk2 didnt include it or something..


so now im not sure if i should take it off if you say i dont need it?

how are yours is there nothing on the top of the spring?

Originally Posted by 2000civic

I cut the stock boot and put it on top of the spring. It did not fit like a glove, but it fit. I have no noise coming from the front struts, so Im sure it is fine. You should keep it on, I was told that it has to be there. Metal on metal is no good. Plus even if you dont need it it wont hurt to have it on, and the trouble of taking it all apart again would not be worth it.

I think there is some confusion in what i meant. There's the tophat which gets used in conjunction with the rubber bushing that kind of slides over the spring.

Then there's an OEM rubber boot and bumpstop that doesn't get used. Skunk2 provides us with new ones. here's a pic:

#1. gets used
#2. gets used
#3. not used (replaced by Skunk2)
#4. not used (replaced by Skunk2)

[2000civic]

I did not use that part of the dust cover, but I did use the top part that fits on to the spring. I just cut it. Skunk2 did not supply me with somthing to replace it with.

[sgtmorph]

but skunk2 doesnt supply 1 and 2

the do supply 3 and 4

now i'm confused at what your saying

[illmaticone]

looks like i installed them correctly, if i adjust the height will that affect my alignment?

[2000civic]

Lol it is kind of hard to explain. The stock dust cover, #3 in your pic. It not only covers the shock, but it also wraps around the top of the spring so that the metal spring is not directly touching the metal top hat. Skunk2 did not supply any part to cover the spring to prevent it from directly touching the top hat. So I cut the stock dust cover to use it to cover the top of the Skunk2 spring.

[sgtmorph]

ok....now i see what your saying...

Number 2 and number 3 in my pics are connected as one oem part.

The rubber portion that wraps around the top part of the spring (aka #2) is a tophat bushing. It can be cut away from #3 is what i was trying to say.

[2000civic]

Originally Posted by sgtmorph

ok....now i see what your saying...

Number 2 and number 3 in my pics are connected as one oem part.

The rubber portion that wraps around the top part of the spring (aka #2) is a tophat bushing. It can be cut away from #3 is what i was trying to say.

Gotcha I did not reailze that in the pic

[insole23]

so i dont need a sprnig compressor for the top hat removal?

[2000civic]

Originally Posted by insole23

so i dont need a sprnig compressor for the top hat removal?

Yes you do need a spring compressor to take off the top hat

[Zeuceone]

no spring compressor needed if you have air tools.

[insole23]

So i installed it. Toke so long to get that damn top hat off. we had to buy another set of wrenches, the kind that bends inward to hold the nut and losen it with the alen wrench. But installed the rears last night it was all good no sounds or anything. But readjusted it and every time i turn right I hear like knocking noise. We checked if everything was tighten it was. But the weird thing was every time we didnt have the jack on the bottom of the rotor holding the arm up the spring would be lose in it on the right side, but on left it didnt do that? any suggestions?