Replace my upper broken bumpstops, that were rattling around in the coils, with extended ones meaning I could also take out the rubber mallet lower bumpstops that had also come off and were rattling around in the coils. I'm so glad I have coil compressors and heaps of suspension droop, with both of these the 4.5" lifted coils just fell out and the whole job took around an hour.
Cheers
Steve
Yerr I installed 40mm's but like you said the coil compressors make it a whole lot easier. I know Marcus says flex it down with a brace. Maybe that works when you have done it 20 times. However on my own and not wanting to unbolt the upper control arm I could not get enough droop, hence needed to compress even the stock coils.
I found that since I fitted my aftermarket arms swapping the coils is very easy, just disconnect the swaybar, unbolt the panhard and shocks and the coils fall out.....
I found that since I fitted my aftermarket arms swapping the coils is very easy, just disconnect the swaybar, unbolt the panhard and shocks and the coils fall out.....
Yerr I reckon if I unbolted the panhard it would have drooped more. But after the hours & hours I spent getting it lined up after repairing the panhard mount I am not game to move it as it was a bugger to get back in. The annoying thing is that it has to come off again anyway. One because the split pin I forgot to fit before it went back in and is currently in and holding but not perfect. Also the loctite appears to not have set as the nuts under the gaurd have wet loctite. I reckon I should have shaken the bottle, never had to do that before but that is all I can put it down to.
Yerr I reckon if I unbolted the panhard it would have drooped more. But after the hours & hours I spent getting it lined up after repairing the panhard mount I am not game to move it as it was a bugger to get back in. The annoying thing is that it has to come off again anyway. One because the split pin I forgot to fit before it went back in and is currently in and holding but not perfect. Also the loctite appears to not have set as the nuts under the gaurd have wet loctite. I reckon I should have shaken the bottle, never had to do that before but that is all I can put it down to.
drained front and rear diff, cleaned up covers, just waiting for RTV to dry before refilling with Nulon SAE90 Limited Slip Diff Oil and adding Nulon G70 Gearbox and Diff treatment.
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