bobo69 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 can somebody who has them post some pics or a DIY for them i cant read japanese and the pictures that came along with them dont help either, and yes i did search ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TT- Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 some info....search worked for me. by tie bar you mean sway bar right? http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10073&highlight=sway+install http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16877&highlight=sway+install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Sounds like he is trying to describe the Lower Braces and not the Sways. ?? http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24272 http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 definitely not hard to install. The arms should have little stickers with "L" and "R" on them and the pics are pretty self-explanatory.. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hey Keefe, I haven't installed mine yet... I didn't get a good at what I will need to do to install these. Will I need to get an alignment after I install the front and rears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo69 Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 Sounds like he is trying to describe the Lower Braces and not the Sways. ?? http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24272 http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20726 why couldnt i find these threads when i searched?!?!?! thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Hey Keefe, I haven't installed mine yet... I didn't get a good at what I will need to do to install these. Will I need to get an alignment after I install the front and rears? you'll end up taking off the rear toe cam bolt, you just have to make markings of the camber bolt's position prior to loosening them so that you can have the stock alignment. For the front, you are not messing with the tie rods, so you're ok. Just take your time taking off those bolts and not round them off. I had to clean off the under coating and used a heatgun. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 the install isn't hard as long as the car doesn't protest. The rear of mine was a PITA.....things didn't want to line up very well and needed a little tweaking to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 you'll end up taking off the rear toe cam bolt, you just have to make markings of the camber bolt's position prior to loosening them so that you can have the stock alignment. Ok good, I just paid to have my car re-aligned after installing the springs and I don't want to do that again! I didn't know an alignment would make that much of a difference in ride quality. I love these springs now, I was really starting to hate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Ok good, I just paid to have my car re-aligned after installing the springs and I don't want to do that again! I didn't know an alignment would make that much of a difference in ride quality. I love these springs now, I was really starting to hate them. A good alignment will really make the car shine. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I am having someone do this for me tomorrow, I didn't have the proper tools to break lose the 19 mm bolt, it was a PITA ... oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Is it the 19mm that links the rear shock to the rear arm? The left rear is SUCH a pain in the arse. My air tools wouldn't even get it off! I did spring installs on two cars and it was hell to take that bolt out. If you really want to do it yourself... you can do what I did. I don't know if this is good practice, but I would say that you'll be doing this at your own risk. Hopefully you can picture what I am describing... You are basically using the weight of the car and a jack to break the bolt loose. Tools needed. 19mm 1/2in drive socket, 5 point. Make sure you have a 5 point socket, with a 12 point you there is a better chance you may round off that nut. 1/2in drive breaker bar Floor jack 19mm box end wrench 1. The car should be up on jackstands. 2. Spray the bolt with some PB blaster. This hasn't helped me any, but it wouldn't hurt to use some. (Wait about 15 minutes for it to do it's majic) 3. Slap the 19mm socket on the breaker bar and place it on bolt. ( You want the handle pointing to the rear of the car. so you will have to be lifting up to loosen the bolt. 4. Place the 19mm box end wrench on the outside nut. 5. Slide the floor jack at the end of the breaker bar and slowly start to lift the jack. After you see the socket starting to move, I would pull it off to make sure you aren't rounding off the bolt head. You need to keep an eye on the rear arm, there isn't much room to lift the bar until you hit it. Once I got to that point I had to lower the floor jack, pull off the socket and reposition it on the breaker bar, and place it back on the bolt. ( I hope that makes sense) 6. You'll probably hear it crack a few times from the bolt breaking loose. I would lower the jack and inspect everything just incase. The bolt, socket and the bar to make sure they aren't broken. After reseating the socket a few times and using the jack to lossen up the bolt, it should be loose enough for you to do it by hand. Good lucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I am having someone do this for me tomorrow, I didn't have the proper tools to break lose the 19 mm bolt, it was a PITA ... oh well 2' pipe and 1/2" ratchet is all you need.. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 2' pipe and 1/2" ratchet is all you need.. or you could do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBlueGT Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 You mean 6 point socket. Full tune of 68HTA, KSTech 73 MAF, Racer X FMIC and ID1000s................by the DataLog Mafia!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo69 Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 thanks for the links and info put them in today and i just used the "guns"(guess there is a good reason for working out) for the alignment bolt i put a wrench on it and used my leg once i got the rear loose it went pretty easy it really did tighten up the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 You mean 6 point socket. 1/2" drive ratchet is what I meant.. I dont deal with 3/8" drive when working on big bolts like that. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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