Stuck - Koni Shocks & TRD Spring install issue - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ButteR · 05-04-2015, 01:33 AM

Disclaimer - I've never installed my own coilovers and or springs/struts/shocks etc. First attempt here! Help would be greatly appreciated as this is my daily driver and I work 8:30 - 6 pm monday thru fridays and currently have no car (tomorrows gonna be "one of those mondays")

I attempted to install my koni shocks and TRD springs and I hit a dead end. I haven't touched the rears yet.

I began with the fronts - successfully removed the front struts & springs and then I started putting in the koni's & TRD. As you can see in the pics below, once I hooked everything up, I was about to put on the wheels and I realized that the struts are still moving freely...If I put the wheel on, the weight of the wheel just pulls entire strut down...clearly I've missed something lol.

Here's the video I used as a guide for installing in addition to the instructions that came with the shocks and springs (the koni shock instructions are pretty useless for newbies like me).

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C-ZUGi4R-Q&app=desktop"]Installation Video I used[/ame]

How come the strut doesn't go through the hole above it into the engine bay? I used a jack to lift the strut up, which compressed the springs and sent the top of the strut into the engine bay...i figured that was a step in the right direction, but, how do I get the spring to stay compressed???

Vracer111 · 05-04-2015, 01:40 AM

Um...did you take the nut and washer off the piston shaft before you tried pushing it through? Once you have the piston shaft threading through the mount the washer and nut would secure it on the top side...

ka-t_240 · 05-04-2015, 02:12 AM

Post a picture of the top of your Koni's. There is likely a nut holding the black piece on, you will need to compress the springs and remove that nut. You will then need to fully assemble the tophat/mount, spring and strut together using a nut/washer that threads onto the top of the koni strut.

scirocco78 · 05-04-2015, 07:52 AM

You missed from 4:00-4:10 minutes of your video.

duke_FRS · 05-04-2015, 07:25 PM

1. Unbolt the sway bar from the strut
2. Take the top hat off the car
3. Bolt it on the strut
4. Mount the strut back to the top.
5. Bolt the sway bar back to the strut.

vroom4 · 05-04-2015, 08:19 PM

Ugh, I'm sorry but you need someone to look everythig over before you drive your car. No way I'd feel safe driving in that after this question

gtslow · 05-04-2015, 10:17 PM

Your strut housings should be full reassembled before you put them back on the car.

TRD-X · 05-04-2015, 10:31 PM

Installed right OP.

chaoskaze · 05-04-2015, 11:26 PM

OP..........find a friend that KNOW wut he is doing.

ButteR · 05-05-2015, 01:09 AM

Yeah I got the front end figured out. I'm waiting on assistance with someone who has experience before I attempt to touch the rears. Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated.

05-04-2015, 01:33 AM	#1
ButteR Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Location: San Diego Posts: 40 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Stuck - Koni Shocks & TRD Spring install issue Disclaimer - I've never installed my own coilovers and or springs/struts/shocks etc. First attempt here! Help would be greatly appreciated as this is my daily driver and I work 8:30 - 6 pm monday thru fridays and currently have no car (tomorrows gonna be "one of those mondays") I attempted to install my koni shocks and TRD springs and I hit a dead end. I haven't touched the rears yet. I began with the fronts - successfully removed the front struts & springs and then I started putting in the koni's & TRD. As you can see in the pics below, once I hooked everything up, I was about to put on the wheels and I realized that the struts are still moving freely...If I put the wheel on, the weight of the wheel just pulls entire strut down...clearly I've missed something lol. Here's the video I used as a guide for installing in addition to the instructions that came with the shocks and springs (the koni shock instructions are pretty useless for newbies like me). [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C-ZUGi4R-Q&app=desktop"]Installation Video I used[/ame] How come the strut doesn't go through the hole above it into the engine bay? I used a jack to lift the strut up, which compressed the springs and sent the top of the strut into the engine bay...i figured that was a step in the right direction, but, how do I get the spring to stay compressed???

05-04-2015, 07:25 PM	#5
duke_FRS Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2015 FRS Hot Lava 2014 CT200H Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 54 Thanks: 5 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	1. Unbolt the sway bar from the strut 2. Take the top hat off the car 3. Bolt it on the strut 4. Mount the strut back to the top. 5. Bolt the sway bar back to the strut. __________________ Open Flash Tablet Stage 1 93 \| Borla Cat-Back \| VOSSEN VFS1 \| Eibach Sportline

05-04-2015, 10:31 PM	#8
TRD-X Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Da-Big Banana Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 1,199 Thanks: 1,311 Thanked 955 Times in 534 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Installed right OP. __________________ Supratwins/TRD-X aka Jim Gone to a higher plane of existence!

05-04-2015, 11:26 PM	#9
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05-04-2015, 02:12 AM	#3
ka-t_240 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 973 Thanks: 124 Thanked 328 Times in 237 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Post a picture of the top of your Koni's. There is likely a nut holding the black piece on, you will need to compress the springs and remove that nut. You will then need to fully assemble the tophat/mount, spring and strut together using a nut/washer that threads onto the top of the koni strut.

05-04-2015, 07:52 AM	#4
scirocco78 Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: Scion FRS Location: Mass Posts: 107 Thanks: 9 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You missed from 4:00-4:10 minutes of your video.

05-04-2015, 08:19 PM	#6
vroom4 Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: East Posts: 820 Thanks: 18 Thanked 301 Times in 186 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ugh, I'm sorry but you need someone to look everythig over before you drive your car. No way I'd feel safe driving in that after this question

05-04-2015, 10:17 PM	#7
gtslow Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2015 Halo FR-S Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 328 Thanks: 87 Thanked 233 Times in 132 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your strut housings should be full reassembled before you put them back on the car.

05-05-2015, 01:09 AM	#10
ButteR Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Location: San Diego Posts: 40 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah I got the front end figured out. I'm waiting on assistance with someone who has experience before I attempt to touch the rears. Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated.

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