Please help!!!!

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 2:31 pm

Should be yeah, once on the car the weight does most of the work there anyway.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:42 pm

shocks normally have an allen keyway in the top so you can stop it from spinning when your tightening the nut as a nyloc wont spin freely it isnt designed to so will be just as hard to tighten if not worse

JDMYO · Post by **JDMYO** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:11 pm

Ok guys, so I got the fronts on no problem! But the rear shocks aren't coming out, I can't get enough room to get the strut out, I can't get the lower control arm low enough? Any ideas? Haha

Post by **vanzep** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:48 pm

strap round the lca to form a loop short of the ground and then step in it and push it down with you foot - leaves both hands free

JDMYO · Post by **JDMYO** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:56 pm

I don't have a strap

I've used my breaker bar to get as much leverage as possible on the lca and it's still not fitting between the lca and hub!!

JDMYO · Post by **JDMYO** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:09 pm

Found an old alternator belt and it still didn't work. It's literally bottomed out and the strut just won't make it

Post by **indigolemon** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:41 pm

If it was too tight, I used to undo the top of the wishbone inside the boot/behind the rear seat to give me more movement.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:10 pm

yeah sometimes its a 2 man job with one standing on the bottom arm

JDMYO · Post by **JDMYO** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:56 pm

Thank you for all your help! Finally have it finished, I undid the wishbone to give me more movement and it worked! Just took a bit longer than intended! Once again thank you all! She looks lovely! Just the right amount of drop