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mechaghost, just drive down to Portland and I'll do it for ya. Just bring me a case of microbrew.
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And for those who wanted before and after photos...
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Thanks for the detailed DIY!
Last time I changed springs was on a 98 Honda Prelude, and it seems like the BRZ/FRS setup looks slightly more straight forward without all the pushing down on suspension arms to get things out/in, lol. Will come back to this very useful thread for reference, when I am ready to upgrade from stock |
07-06-2012, 08:18 PM | #18 |
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Very nice writeup! Excellent photos, and just the right amount of humor.
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Hehe, thanks. I actually wrote this after a few celebratory beers and deleted some of the dorkier jokes that I put into the first draft.
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I always take a few pre-work beers before I do work on the car or on my previous motorbikes. :happy0180: But like I said earlier, this is great work with photos!
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Torque specs
Nice writeup.
Here are the torque specification for those components removed during the process |
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Wow! Fantastic writeup, thanks for taking the time to take detailed pictures and organize them here for all of us. Seriously, it is people like you that make these forums great!!
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thanks for dyi, where did you buy the springs? I cant find any place that has these in stock?
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driver01: YOU ROCK! I will add those specs to the DIY when I get some extra time.
FML: I ordered them through a friend that has a direct account with Eibach. I have two extra sets, hehe, but only selling them to Portland local owners.
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hows it ride? and the handling
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I just spent the day in the twisties and they handle pretty good. A tad stiffer than stock, but not too harsh. Still haven't scraped my front bumper.
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Please change your write-up to instruct people to use spring compressors to remove the stock springs.
I'm sure the BRZ/FRS stock springs are not compressed very heavily, and your DIY method works just fine. But we, as a forum, need to be over-cautious when instructing members on car repair methods. The last thing we need is some kid thinking it's easy to remove springs without proper tools. They might be successful on the BRZ, but what happens when they try it on another car.. something big an heavy and much more highly compressed.. they could get hurt really badly. Please err on the side of caution when doing DIY guides. Homebrew methods are great.. but only when there are zero safety implications. Other than that.. excellent writeup! Thank you for taking the and energy to document all the steps with pictures and graphics. Nice work!!! |
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Spring compressors are very often available for rent at your local autoparts store. Usually they don't cost anything at all to rent. I know that at Advance Autoparts the rental is free. You buy the kit and then you have 45 days to bring back for a full refund. The nice thing about the AAP kit is that the hooks for the springs are cast iron, not rolled steel. So they are much stronger. I like the kit so much that I kept the one I rented for future projects.
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