First timer Spring Installation - Toyota Yaris Forums

ZING · 01-22-2009, 04:30 PM

When it comes to anything to do with cars, I am useless. Tomorrow I will attempt at installing my springs with some professional help to guide me from a friends dad. I know that there are a lot of topics on this, and a DIY...but I am pretty nervous on fucking up my car, so any pointers would help. Read that I have to cut something off before installing the springs?

Thej3sta2 · 01-22-2009, 05:23 PM

be ready to be pissed the front is a pain in the arssss. The rear should be left for last because it only takes like 2 minutes to installl.

Bring a rag, youll be sweating tears for the front ones

MadMax · 01-22-2009, 05:33 PM

Don't sweat it, I not only installed spacers on my Jeep (which required taking the springs off and re-installing them); but I also put shocks on and I did the entire job by myself with just my usual tools. You'll need spring compressors if you can get your hands on them, if not a lot of people use ratchet straps to compress the springs. But as long as you take care jacking up your car and while it is off the ground, you shouldn't have any problems. All the do is pop in and out, basically...

A lift would make this a much easier job. It sure beats using jacks and stands like I had to with my Jeep; but once you get it done you will not only be proud of yourself for having accomplished the task, you'll also know your Yaris a little better. Consider it a "bonding" experience!

Cheers! M2

ZING · 01-22-2009, 05:36 PM

Bring rag: check
Compressor: check

I will be using a fully operational garage, I should be fine, I hope hehe. Well it's just a remove old/put new operations, isnt it?

RagnaCaT · 01-22-2009, 09:24 PM

bandaids: check?
Triple antibioptic: check?
or gloves and somewhere to scream?(that helped me)

PetersRedYaris · 01-22-2009, 10:16 PM

A spring compressor isn't really needed. Once the struts are removed, the stock springs have just a little tension on them. The lowering springs will go right in without a compressor.

bzinn 1 · 01-23-2009, 03:00 AM

You only need spring compressor to get the old springs off for safty......I did mine a good 7 months ago with a buddy and we were done in 4 hours,most of that was talking about how good it went........and pounding a few cold ones.

I do recomend gettign an alignment after a few weeks........or you will eat the inner side of the front tires......I finally aligned mine last week and after almost 10000 miles driving my inner tire tread was gone,old tires so no biggie but car now actually feels much better to drive aligned......imagine that.

eii · 01-23-2009, 04:15 AM

The things you have to cut are the bumbstops, the yellow thingies. There was a thread here showing the bumbstops before and after they were cut. There was a huge difference, I dont remember if it was posted before the hack or not.

ZING · 01-23-2009, 06:08 AM

DONE! took 4hrs and 30min. Yeh I do need to align the wheels...should I take it to some garage for that?

mikenacarato · 01-23-2009, 06:11 AM

take it to an allignment shop for that.

nice job! the fronts suck though. haha

ZING · 01-23-2009, 07:41 AM

^^ Why do the fronts suck?

MadMax · 01-23-2009, 11:29 AM

ZING

Post a pic or two!

Cheers! M2

ZING · 01-23-2009, 12:41 PM

I will once I get home. I got a before/after picture :)

Phaeton · 01-23-2009, 01:22 PM

The front suck because the nuts on the top of the strut towers are in a tight place,and you need to use 2 tools at once to get the nut loose.

largeorangefont · 01-23-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phaeton

The front suck because the nuts on the top of the strut towers are in a tight place,and you need to use 2 tools at once to get the nut loose.

Thats why you have 2 hands.

ZING · 01-23-2009, 04:36 PM

Thought he meant suck as in my installation sucked. Got the pics, but they don't really do it justice. Picture kinda suck as well, but it will do.

Before:

After:

ZING · 01-23-2009, 04:38 PM

And by the way, measurements showed that on stock springs my right side was higher by 1cm hehe.

jaserhunter · 01-23-2009, 05:46 PM

sweet man what kind of springs did you use? this made me feel better about me put them with my buddys help. and again great job man

01-22-2009, 04:30 PM	#1
ZING View User's Garage Drives: Yaris '09,GTi '09, BMW 3.30ci Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lebanon, Middle East. Posts: 582	First timer Spring Installation When it comes to anything to do with cars, I am useless. Tomorrow I will attempt at installing my springs with some professional help to guide me from a friends dad. I know that there are a lot of topics on this, and a DIY...but I am pretty nervous on fucking up my car, so any pointers would help. Read that I have to cut something off before installing the springs?

01-22-2009, 05:23 PM	#2
Thej3sta2 Drives: Soon to be LFA Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 523	be ready to be pissed the front is a pain in the arssss. The rear should be left for last because it only takes like 2 minutes to installl. Bring a rag, youll be sweating tears for the front ones __________________

01-22-2009, 09:24 PM	#5
RagnaCaT HacKers WanTed! View User's Garage Drives: Yaris S HB & Yaris S SD Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Villalba, Puerto Rico Posts: 435	bandaids: check? Triple antibioptic: check? or gloves and somewhere to scream?(that helped me) __________________ *R-CaT* Project Yar 2ZR

01-23-2009, 04:15 AM	#8
eii Rides canyon walls Drives: 1988 RX7 FC 10th AE Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 503	The things you have to cut are the bumbstops, the yellow thingies. There was a thread here showing the bumbstops before and after they were cut. There was a huge difference, I dont remember if it was posted before the hack or not. __________________ OEM Style Wing Spoiler \| TRD Axle-Back Exhaust \| Megan Lowering Springs (1.5 f/r) \| Simota Carbon Charger Intake \| Python 871XP Alarm System \| Aluminum Sports Pedal \| 17x7 +42mm Enkei J10 Black w/ Silver Lip \| 205/40 Falken Ziex-912 \| NST Lite Crank Pulley Red \| 1ZZ-FE Throttle Body \| AMK Racing Header

01-23-2009, 05:46 PM	#18
jaserhunter View User's Garage Drives: 2008 yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 166	sweet man what kind of springs did you use? this made me feel better about me put them with my buddys help. and again great job man __________________ "Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum."

01-22-2009, 05:33 PM	#3
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	Don't sweat it, I not only installed spacers on my Jeep (which required taking the springs off and re-installing them); but I also put shocks on and I did the entire job by myself with just my usual tools. You'll need spring compressors if you can get your hands on them, if not a lot of people use ratchet straps to compress the springs. But as long as you take care jacking up your car and while it is off the ground, you shouldn't have any problems. All the do is pop in and out, basically... A lift would make this a much easier job. It sure beats using jacks and stands like I had to with my Jeep; but once you get it done you will not only be proud of yourself for having accomplished the task, you'll also know your Yaris a little better. Consider it a "bonding" experience! Cheers! M2

01-22-2009, 05:36 PM	#4
ZING View User's Garage Drives: Yaris '09,GTi '09, BMW 3.30ci Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lebanon, Middle East. Posts: 582	Bring rag: check Compressor: check I will be using a fully operational garage, I should be fine, I hope hehe. Well it's just a remove old/put new operations, isnt it?

01-22-2009, 10:16 PM	#6
PetersRedYaris View User's Garage Drives: 2005 Scion xB Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Black Hills of South Dakota Posts: 1,059	A spring compressor isn't really needed. Once the struts are removed, the stock springs have just a little tension on them. The lowering springs will go right in without a compressor.

01-23-2009, 03:00 AM	#7
bzinn 1 Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: University Place,WA Posts: 828	You only need spring compressor to get the old springs off for safty......I did mine a good 7 months ago with a buddy and we were done in 4 hours,most of that was talking about how good it went........and pounding a few cold ones. I do recomend gettign an alignment after a few weeks........or you will eat the inner side of the front tires......I finally aligned mine last week and after almost 10000 miles driving my inner tire tread was gone,old tires so no biggie but car now actually feels much better to drive aligned......imagine that.

01-23-2009, 06:08 AM	#9
ZING View User's Garage Drives: Yaris '09,GTi '09, BMW 3.30ci Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lebanon, Middle East. Posts: 582	DONE! took 4hrs and 30min. Yeh I do need to align the wheels...should I take it to some garage for that?

01-23-2009, 06:11 AM	#10
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	take it to an allignment shop for that. nice job! the fronts suck though. haha

01-23-2009, 07:41 AM	#11
ZING View User's Garage Drives: Yaris '09,GTi '09, BMW 3.30ci Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lebanon, Middle East. Posts: 582	^^ Why do the fronts suck?

01-23-2009, 11:29 AM	#12
MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	ZING Post a pic or two! Cheers! M2

01-23-2009, 12:41 PM	#13
ZING View User's Garage Drives: Yaris '09,GTi '09, BMW 3.30ci Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lebanon, Middle East. Posts: 582	I will once I get home. I got a before/after picture :)

01-23-2009, 01:22 PM	#14
Phaeton View User's Garage Drives: Blazing Blue Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Port Angeles, Wa Posts: 385	The front suck because the nuts on the top of the strut towers are in a tight place,and you need to use 2 tools at once to get the nut loose.

01-23-2009, 04:36 PM	#16
ZING View User's Garage Drives: Yaris '09,GTi '09, BMW 3.30ci Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lebanon, Middle East. Posts: 582	Thought he meant suck as in my installation sucked. Got the pics, but they don't really do it justice. Picture kinda suck as well, but it will do. Before: After:

01-23-2009, 04:38 PM	#17
ZING View User's Garage Drives: Yaris '09,GTi '09, BMW 3.30ci Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lebanon, Middle East. Posts: 582	And by the way, measurements showed that on stock springs my right side was higher by 1cm hehe.

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