My Bagged Box!!! Lots of pics!!!
09-15-2005, 05:00 AM
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When it comes to installing this kit too, I think the most important tool you will want to get your hands on is the coil spring compact thingy. Without that, some serious damage could be done.
09-15-2005, 02:14 PM
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Yeah a spring compressor. You need it to take a part off your stock strut that you need to put on the new strut. With the rear, you just take the shocks off, then raise up the car and the springs will just come out.
09-15-2005, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Sittin_Pretti_Box
Yeah a spring compressor. You need it to take a part off your stock strut that you need to put on the new strut. With the rear, you just take the shocks off, then raise up the car and the springs will just come out.
09-15-2005, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Sittin_Pretti_Box
Yeah a spring compressor. You need it to take a part off your stock strut that you need to put on the new strut. With the rear, you just take the shocks off, then raise up the car and the springs will just come out.
what part is it? I've changed the springs on my echo 3 times
Took stocks off for Megan Racing, took Megan's off for Tanabe's, and put stocks back on.
Out of all those times, i only needed a compressor to put the stock springs back on the front struts.
Although, it is pretty dangerous taking the front stock springs off the strut w/o a compressor
Glad i bought compressors though, what part is it btw?
09-15-2005, 05:43 PM
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also dan to tell you the truth i got 2600 firestone in rear does that make a difference on how low it goes, should i swap it to the 2500s
and the front about taking wut spring im lost .....i got universal air strut bags and it goes to high instead of coming down....please help me
and the front about taking wut spring im lost .....i got universal air strut bags and it goes to high instead of coming down....please help me
09-16-2005, 12:42 AM
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I am talking about a spring compressor for your front struts. sorry wasnt being clear.
elegancexb, I couldn't tell ya, the 2600lb bag is a lil bigger than a 2500lb, so I couldn't really tell ya, never put 2600's on it before.
As for the air struts, where did you get yours? Are they through Chasis Tech (those ones suck!) Its probably the strut that stops you from getting low enuf I guess?
elegancexb, I couldn't tell ya, the 2600lb bag is a lil bigger than a 2500lb, so I couldn't really tell ya, never put 2600's on it before.
As for the air struts, where did you get yours? Are they through Chasis Tech (those ones suck!) Its probably the strut that stops you from getting low enuf I guess?
09-16-2005, 02:04 AM
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Yeah its the top plate or something like that, when you get the ES kit, it shows you exactly what you need to take off the stock strut.
With the NAPA shocks I got, they are just shorter, so the shock won't bottem out when its all the way down. When you get the FBI rear brackets, it comes with the part number you need, I don't remember the number.
With the NAPA shocks I got, they are just shorter, so the shock won't bottem out when its all the way down. When you get the FBI rear brackets, it comes with the part number you need, I don't remember the number.
09-19-2005, 08:55 PM
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ok check this out not sure but i got the strut bag from universal air suspension......im not sure if it is the factory strut or wut....but here is a pic how similar looks
another thing for the rear i just need to take the factory shock that i have and take it to napa to get a smaller one.....or wut the pressure or wut you think i should do....any brand in particular... cause i need that inch
another thing for the rear i just need to take the factory shock that i have and take it to napa to get a smaller one.....or wut the pressure or wut you think i should do....any brand in particular... cause i need that inch
09-19-2005, 10:03 PM
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I had thought about trying to fab something liek that to make the front lower on my cavalier since it used air struts but you would ruin the strut itself because it extends down past the spring perch,, well thats how the cavy was and its a similiar mac strut set up..
09-25-2005, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Sittin_Pretti_Box
09-25-2005, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Sittin_Pretti_Box
Originally Posted by Lance
that diagram is wrong, the dump should be on a t-fitting AFTER the fill valve.