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cusco coilovers installed
alright guys i just finished the install yesterday
thanks john at bulletproof for hooking it up with the cuscos the total time for the whole install took me about 2 hours. ok lets start with the rear cause that is the easiest i was able to have access to a lift and power tools so it made things a lot quicker. these are the tools i used 20mm for the lug nuts 14mm for the rear strut nut 14mm for the inside rear strut nut ![]() so the first thing i did was pop of the plastic cover in the inside of the car then loosen the 14mm thats holding the strut to the car ![]() then i lifted up the car and the springs fell off and the strut came out also ![]() ![]() this is wat the stock ones look like compared to the cusco ![]() go ahead and transfer over the plastic shield for the rear strut to the cuscos so they look like this ![]() i wasnt sure wat side the spring goes but i figured the adjusters went below but others say they go on top transfer over the rubbers from top to bottom on the spring ![]() stick the strut on and hand tighten the 14mm for the strut for now and put the spring onto the subframe use a jack and jack up the subframe ![]() align everything and get the spring to line up and the strut to enter the car with no problem ![]() tighten all the bolts and the rear is done this is wat is should look like when its done i didnt slam the rear all the way ![]() now to the fronts ![]() push in the plastic clips there are 3 one right one left and one in the middle ![]() next pull the panels out making sure nothing is caught onto it ![]() disconnect the windshield washer fluid from the left and the rest of thepanels should come out looking like this ![]() pop off the wiper covers and take the nuts out using a 14mm wiggle it out and they should come out ![]() then the rest ofthe panels should come out ![]() take the rubber boot off the top ![]() i was lucky to have this tool an angled wrench 17 and a allen to take the front struts out with not too much of a problem because theres not a lot of room to work with and people always cut there hands. ![]() loosen the top nut and now at the bottom take the 2 19mm nuts off holding the strut to the spindle ,take the sway bar link off using a 17mm, and take off the 14mm bolt holding the brake line on. ![]() i used a bungy cored to hold on the to brake rotor from dangaling around but after u take out the strut it looks empty like this ![]() some use a spring compressor to take out the spring because we are going to have to use the top mounts for they are not given. what i did was put the strut on the ground have a friend stand on it and i used my impact to take it out applying pressure and bam it comes right out dont be scared it wasnt too bad. ![]() i didnt reused the bump stopper and the boot cause cusco already provides those. ![]() next i put the strut in and pushed up on the strut and tightend the 17mm on top by hand till i couldnt any more. ![]() then i reinstalled the bolt and nut for the shock and the sway bar link and the brake line. ![]() to make things easier i used a jack to push up on this assembly to line up with the shock ![]() tighten everything and then the top nut comes which took me like 5 minutes to tighten with not a lot of room to work with ![]() i put all the panels back and double checked my work ![]() lowered the car and slammed the fronts all the way ![]() the install is finally complete here are some pics of my car hope you guys enjoyed it ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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