Some of you may remember me asking about for a little help about installing the rear eibachs. S-man came through for me and suggested taking pics along the way. Here is a little how to complete with pics.
First stuff is simple, jack the car up, set on jack stand, and take tire off. There are various ways to do this, find which one works best for you. Remember these are LOWERING springs and you may not be able to get your jack out once your install is complete. I used a 2x4 under the tire to ensure I had enough space to pull the jack out.
I’ll show the rear install and provide some pointers regarding the front install at the end.
First you want to take the two top mount nuts off shown numbers 1 and 2. (15mm)
Next you will take off the two bottom bolts on the shock, numbers 3 and 4. (½ in)
You will need to hold the bottom nut as you turn the bolt.
Next you will need to take off the upper A-arm ball joint nut, number 5 (18 mm)
You make have to use a hex key to keep the ball joint “bolt” from moving as you unscrew the nut.
The A-arm may not come loose, from the rotor assembly as I’ll call it, but we’ll get to that after we detach the sway bar.
To detach the sway bar you will need the 18 mm wrench again, and possibly the hex key to hold the bolt as you unscrew it. This nut is marked number 6.
If you place your jack under the whole assembly and move it up and down, you will be able to detach the sway bar ball joint. If the A-arm does not break loose you will have to use a pry bar. Make sure you do not puncture the rubber boot that is surrounding the ball joint.
When you have all the nuts and bolts out you will have to have a friend push down on the rotor while you finagle the complete shock assembly out of it tiny space.
Once you have the shock assembly out. Put your spring compressors on and compress far enough that you relieve enough pressure on the top mount. To get the top mount off, you have to use an adjustable wrench and a hex key as shown in the pic.
First stuff is simple, jack the car up, set on jack stand, and take tire off. There are various ways to do this, find which one works best for you. Remember these are LOWERING springs and you may not be able to get your jack out once your install is complete. I used a 2x4 under the tire to ensure I had enough space to pull the jack out.
I’ll show the rear install and provide some pointers regarding the front install at the end.
First you want to take the two top mount nuts off shown numbers 1 and 2. (15mm)
Next you will take off the two bottom bolts on the shock, numbers 3 and 4. (½ in)
You will need to hold the bottom nut as you turn the bolt.
Next you will need to take off the upper A-arm ball joint nut, number 5 (18 mm)
You make have to use a hex key to keep the ball joint “bolt” from moving as you unscrew the nut.
The A-arm may not come loose, from the rotor assembly as I’ll call it, but we’ll get to that after we detach the sway bar.
To detach the sway bar you will need the 18 mm wrench again, and possibly the hex key to hold the bolt as you unscrew it. This nut is marked number 6.
If you place your jack under the whole assembly and move it up and down, you will be able to detach the sway bar ball joint. If the A-arm does not break loose you will have to use a pry bar. Make sure you do not puncture the rubber boot that is surrounding the ball joint.
When you have all the nuts and bolts out you will have to have a friend push down on the rotor while you finagle the complete shock assembly out of it tiny space.
Once you have the shock assembly out. Put your spring compressors on and compress far enough that you relieve enough pressure on the top mount. To get the top mount off, you have to use an adjustable wrench and a hex key as shown in the pic.