on a scale of 1-10, what would you say is the difficulty of installing lowering springs yourself?

depends, 2 if you have all the right tools, 5 if you don't.

I can do my whole suspension in under two hours with just hand tools.

thanks for the quick reply! what would i need(in general) besides a spring compressor?

no
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"Z"

basic socket set, allen wrenches, spring compressor, liquid wrench.

no? you lost me.

Breaker Bar also..saves a bunch of time. It is very easy. It took my dad and I about 7 hours to do it. No breaker bar..took alot of time to get the bolts off. Thats all the problems we ran into.

You can find socket sets at most hardware stores. I would also suggest getting a "vise grip". It really isn't very hard to install springs, 4 rating. Check out http://www.vfaq.com/index-main.html
,under suspension. Make sure to put the black rubber bushings in the same order they came out. Take your time installing or else u can screw up like me . . .

Broke 8 studs in the front.

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would you be mad if i called you a goober:wary
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oops i thought you were waskin if you needed a spring compressor, well i didn't use one and i am on my forth set-up and I installed each one myself. yeah on the question on what tools we need i agree with what the others are sayin. Basic socket set, a good breaker bar, vice grips help, i didn't use any liquid wrench but i am sure it would help. ohh yeah at the end you will need a torque wrench to torque the bolts down try to torque them down before puttin the car on the ground and after. some of them you won't be able to but you get the picture.
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"Z"

thanks for all the help guys, i really appreciate it! i'm gonna try and put my prokit on tuesday i think. i'll post pics if it comes out good.

I think the prokits will look damn good w/youre car. It will lower it to be not real low, but noticable. Good choice.

thanks bro.....i wish i had gone with the prokit first time around.

Check out Corbin's write-up, its strut install walkthrough but you can also use it to remove or install springs. If you're installing lowering springs that are low in spec (H&Rs or Sportlines) you won't need spring compressors, I rented some when I was installing my H&Rs and didn't even use them, no need cause the springs are already short, but I would recommend having spring compressors if you're going to install stock springs.
http://www.2gnt.com/www/corbin/struts.html

Basically what everyone has said so far.

I did mine last weekend. 2'' drop w/ goldlines on tokico blues.

Took me and my dad about 6 hours to do w/ like none of the right tools heh. A few of the bolts were a REAL bitch but it came out fine. Didn't need a spring compressor at all.

However, if you're using stock springs like ^^^^ said, use a compressor. Other than that, good luck and drop it like its hot :)

Btw, I'll post pics of mine tomorrow prolly :)


Black 97 Eclipse RS a/t
17'' hp typhoons
goldline springs w/ tokico blues
nakayama cai
cat-back exhaust
final drive gears
afx udp

i'm putting the eibach prokit on.....anybody think i will need a compressor for them???

easy install. I did it with a basic socket set, spring compressors, and a hammer. That was for struta AND coilovers. Took about 6 hours with the help of a friend.

You dont need a compressor or breaker bar.

95 gs-t
6 bolt swap
T-2small turbo
15 Psi
Joe P mbc
Greddy uip
Greddy lip
Greddy bov
Supra smic
Borla cat back exhaust
Gutted cat

yeah, i ended up using only liquid wrench, socket wrench, regular wrench, and a torque wrench. it was a lot easier than i thought it was gonna be. it took me a couple hours to do the rear and about 4 hours to do the front.