Full Coilover Install......Tips/Tricks Please

Stylinhonda · 05-14-2008, 10:11 PM

I've been pretty busy with work and have not had much time to put my suspension and wheels on my car. I am thinking about doing the suspension on Friday night at 6:30 after I get off work. I'm up for working late into the night if I have to lol. I will have a friend helping me because I often get frustrated. I've done my past civics and my S2000s. Yet the rear on the FG2 is a different suspension setup as most of you all know.

So are there any GOOD DIY's for full coilover kits like the T1R Kit? I have seen what is in the DIY section, pretty good, just seeing if I can find anything pretty exact, I just feel a lot more comfortable with a nice DIY.

The ones I found were if you were doing just springs, one with coilovers but using parts off of the stock setup.

I'm pretty sure I wont need to compress anything with the T1R's.....I just take off the stock (leave everything together) and put in the T1R coils, not needing any parts from the OEM setups correct?

Threads with pics seem to get more replys!!! HA

Will06SI · 05-14-2008, 10:41 PM

Damn Ballin !

***jrotax101*** · 05-14-2008, 11:20 PM

Fronts:

Break loose the lug nuts
Put car on 2 jack stands
Remove Wheel
Open hood, remove the plastic cover which allows access to the 3 bolts at the top mount. (14mm)
Undo those nuts, and the 2 on the main shock body down below ( 17mm and 19mm needed)
Remove the brake line and ABS cable from the oem body.
Place jack under front arm, and support it so it doesnt fall out whilst removing oem shock.

Go in reverse to install new coilovers.

Rear:
Place rear on 2 jack stands
Remove wheels
Peel back trunk liner
Use a special wrench with a hole in the middle for an allen key to go through.
Place allen key in top of rear strut, and undo the nuts on the threads.
Undo the bolt at the bottom of the strut ( 14mm self locking)
Get someone to put a lot of weight on the rear hub, pushing down, whilst you pull the oem spring out.
Remove rear strut by undoing the camber arm from the hub if it won't come out on its own.
Set ride height how you think it should be on coilovers, repeat steps in reverse to install.

P.S - you will probably need to install this more than once to get the desired ride height.

Stylinhonda · 05-15-2008, 12:03 AM

Thanks man. I need pics too lol. So for the rears you have to take out the spring each time you want to adjust the height? What do you mean by you may have to install this more than once to get the right ride height.

Taking the stuff off isint really a problem, just putting the new suspension on with the top hats and all that is what im not 100% sure about. And how the rears go in and sit.

Stylinhonda · 05-15-2008, 09:18 AM

So it dosent look like I will need a spring compressor, because I will not have to take apart the OEM strut/spring assembly right?

FA5VL · 05-15-2008, 09:40 AM

you wont need spring compressor.

NcSi · 05-15-2008, 09:43 AM

nope ur good only need a spring compressor doing just springs or something like tein basics

Stylinhonda · 05-15-2008, 01:13 PM

Awseome. Is the top hat suppose to be tight or spin around before you put it on the car? One is tight and one spins freely. Havent got a chance to look at them to close yet.

***jrotax101*** · 05-15-2008, 01:18 PM

the camber plates on my Pro-C kit were free to spin, nothing binding at all

B-Stylz · 05-15-2008, 01:26 PM

Show off

NcSi · 05-15-2008, 01:30 PM

should spin free

Stylinhonda · 05-15-2008, 02:00 PM

Thanks guys! So on the rear it came like this..

And it goes like this on the car correct?
With the rubber on the bottom, followed by the spring, then the coilover height part and then the rubber?

Height adjustment is at the top. Crappy pics on my lunch break!

FA5VL · 05-15-2008, 02:18 PM

i would think the height adjustment goes on the bottom, did you check with AJR just to make sure?

NcSi · 05-15-2008, 02:39 PM

nah the height adjustment will def. go on top....it would be a rough ass ride if it went on the bottom lol

just think about how are rear arm is......its got the bushing with the nipple that go in it the spring aligns on that

FA5VL · 05-15-2008, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NcSi

nah the height adjustment will def. go on top....it would be a rough ass ride if it went on the bottom lol

just think about how are rear arm is......its got the bushing with the nipple that go in it the spring aligns on that

i take my comment back... here's a picture i found, but these are sk2.

Stylinhonda · 05-15-2008, 06:34 PM

Cool so I got it right in the pic!

***Sirbelch*** · 05-15-2008, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrotax101

P.S - you will probably need to install this more than once to get the desired ride height.

x 6-10

Stylinhonda · 05-15-2008, 08:08 PM

What's that mean lol. You really have to take out the rear spring just to adjust the height? Corner balancing will be a bitch then.

***Sirbelch*** · 05-15-2008, 10:18 PM

You can adjust height with the spring on, its just a bitch. You have one nut though, so I would think it would be much easier. Tein and Skunk2 have 2 nuts. Its hard to get both hand in there to play with the nuts.

Stylinhonda · 05-16-2008, 12:44 AM

haha yeah, all I have ever had were GC's and yellows and it was always a breeze!

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Stylinhonda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 561 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	Full Coilover Install......Tips/Tricks Please I've been pretty busy with work and have not had much time to put my suspension and wheels on my car. I am thinking about doing the suspension on Friday night at 6:30 after I get off work. I'm up for working late into the night if I have to lol. I will have a friend helping me because I often get frustrated. I've done my past civics and my S2000s. Yet the rear on the FG2 is a different suspension setup as most of you all know. So are there any GOOD DIY's for full coilover kits like the T1R Kit? I have seen what is in the DIY section, pretty good, just seeing if I can find anything pretty exact, I just feel a lot more comfortable with a nice DIY. The ones I found were if you were doing just springs, one with coilovers but using parts off of the stock setup. I'm pretty sure I wont need to compress anything with the T1R's.....I just take off the stock (leave everything together) and put in the T1R coils, not needing any parts from the OEM setups correct? Threads with pics seem to get more replys!!! HA

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NcSi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Willow Springs, NC Age: 22 Posts: 3,407 Bryan iTrader: 3 / 100%	nah the height adjustment will def. go on top....it would be a rough ass ride if it went on the bottom lol just think about how are rear arm is......its got the bushing with the nipple that go in it the spring aligns on that Last edited by NcSi; 05-15-2008 at 02:40 PM.

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Stylinhonda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 561 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	Thanks man. I need pics too lol. So for the rears you have to take out the spring each time you want to adjust the height? What do you mean by you may have to install this more than once to get the right ride height. Taking the stuff off isint really a problem, just putting the new suspension on with the top hats and all that is what im not 100% sure about. And how the rears go in and sit.

05-15-2008, 09:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Stylinhonda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 561 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	So it dosent look like I will need a spring compressor, because I will not have to take apart the OEM strut/spring assembly right?

05-15-2008, 09:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
FA5VL Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 74014 Posts: 913 iTrader: 4 / 100%	you wont need spring compressor.

05-15-2008, 09:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
NcSi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Willow Springs, NC Age: 22 Posts: 3,407 Bryan iTrader: 3 / 100%	nope ur good only need a spring compressor doing just springs or something like tein basics

05-15-2008, 01:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Stylinhonda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 561 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	Awseome. Is the top hat suppose to be tight or spin around before you put it on the car? One is tight and one spins freely. Havent got a chance to look at them to close yet.

05-15-2008, 01:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
B-Stylz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,892 Choose your battles iTrader: 0 / 0%	Show off

05-15-2008, 01:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
NcSi Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Willow Springs, NC Age: 22 Posts: 3,407 Bryan iTrader: 3 / 100%	should spin free

05-15-2008, 02:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Stylinhonda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 561 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	Thanks guys! So on the rear it came like this.. And it goes like this on the car correct? With the rubber on the bottom, followed by the spring, then the coilover height part and then the rubber? Height adjustment is at the top. Crappy pics on my lunch break!

05-15-2008, 02:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
FA5VL Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 74014 Posts: 913 iTrader: 4 / 100%	i would think the height adjustment goes on the bottom, did you check with AJR just to make sure?

05-15-2008, 06:34 PM	#16 (permalink)
Stylinhonda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 561 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	Cool so I got it right in the pic!

05-15-2008, 08:08 PM	#18 (permalink)
Stylinhonda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 561 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	What's that mean lol. You really have to take out the rear spring just to adjust the height? Corner balancing will be a bitch then.

05-16-2008, 12:44 AM	#20 (permalink)
Stylinhonda Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 561 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	haha yeah, all I have ever had were GC's and yellows and it was always a breeze!