spring installation?

[Nomad707]

Ive never uninstalled and reinstalled a set of springs... is there any How-to posts saying how???
i just want to be safe so the springs dont shoot out and kill me..

yes i have the spring compressors too.

 

[jugodegolf]

I had Noah help me, we just did mine. If you have a friend to help it is pretty easy. Note when you take out the pin that holds the bottom in there is a bushing that might need to be tapped back out to make room for new strut to slide in easily. GL

 

[Nomad707]

lol that helps a little but i dont really know what to do.. i guess i will find out when i take the wheels off.

Do i need to put them on in any order?

 

[ValgeKotkas]

Don't think so.
Use TSRM, there's a good enough description for removing

 

[Nomad707]

ok.. ill have to find my tsrm cd

 

[ValgeKotkas]

Front
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?Section=FA&P=17
Rear
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?Section=RA&P=57

For the front, pay attention as in what position you tighten the upper susp. arm. (lower arm must be in it's natural position(saves upper arm's bushings as I understand)). That's step #5 on TSRM.
Like once IJ said, put something under the lower arm and lower the car to the natural position, torque down the upper arm, raise car, put wheel back Atleast something like this.

 

[Nomad707]

the rear looks pretty effing simple... lets hope i can pull off the front.. it looks pretty scary :1zhelp:

 

[selfinfliction]

Ive never uninstalled and reinstalled a set of springs... is there any How-to posts saying how???
i just want to be safe so the springs dont shoot out and kill me..

yes i have the spring compressors too.

do you have the compressors with the safety pins on them? if not i would suggest renting/buying a set from autozone. idk on the supra specifically, but a spring/strut job is usually extremely easy, it just takes time

<edit> i just looked at the manual, that spring compressor with the long forks they are using in the illustrations... does anyoen know where to get one like that? that would make life much easier, than using the two compressors like usual

 

[cactus_mole]

ryan, unbolt the top a-arm for the front. Then its was easy....I did mine all by myself, just go do it pussy :sarcasm:

 

[Nomad707]

ok im heading out! looks like ill only get one wheel done today.. almost outta daylight

 

[CyFi6]

i dont know how they get that damn upper arm bolt in there on the front, after slideing it otward, and behind the fender cover, i still hit a frame member and the damn thing wouldnt come out far enough to release the upper arm, took a lot of effort to get it out

 

[Nomad707]

i dont know how they get that damn upper arm bolt in there on the front, after slideing it otward, and behind the fender cover, i still hit a frame member and the damn thing wouldnt come out far enough to release the upper arm, took a lot of effort to get it out

it took me 2 hrs to get nowhere today.. i got my a arm bolt out and swung the a arm out of the way... i got the shock and the spring in, but i cant get them into the seats... this is so annoying...

ill work on it more tomorow.. pics to follow. (on my build page)

 

[SupraOfDoom]

It's pretty easy. I used a manual spring compressor and it was a little bit scary . I tried not to point it at me.

 

[Nomad707]

ill end up getting it... i have motivation now (leaving this fucking house)

 

[Guyana00]

I know you're having trouble getting the bottom in. What I did was put in the top and put on the three bolts to hold it there, but not nearly tight. I just threaded them on enough just so that they were on so the top wouldn't slip back out.

The bottom didn't exactly glide it, but either line it up with the bracket on the bottom from behind, in front, or the top and line up a 2X4 or something that wont damage it and give it a few taps and ur good.

Bolt usually lines back up no problem and before you know it, it's over and you're gonna be taking pics of ur ride dropped. Good luck, let us know how it went, and what you did.

- Shankar

 

[Poodles]

there is a slide on the bottom that needs to be tapped open a bit like jugo said...

 

[Nomad707]

my dad is coming to help me.. he knows more and can do it faster.. he is going to do the fronts while i do the backs... i will have pics as soon as im done.. i have a feeling its gunna have a nice ride height and nice ride quality. it already has the GR2's (but stock springs) so hopefully this will drop the car a bit more.

Pics to follow progress!

 

[AF1JZ]

I had a pain getting the bottom of the rears in. I ended up grinding a hair off the bottom of the strut where the bolt goes through to make it fit. I had to do it with the kyb-gr2's and my megan coilovers. I know there is some kind of spacer on the suspension at the bottom, but I couldn't get it out. So, I said screw it. It appears to be working though.