good thread, i will be using this when my springs come in.

 

my springs came in today, im hoping the electric impact will be enough for that strut bolt, as it seems to be the biggest pain in the whole install

 

awesome "how to" post!!!...i just lowered my car less than an hour ago and this realy helped!!! thank you!

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Ok, I installed the Eibach Sportlines on my 2.4. Everything went great. I removed the TOP shock bolt on the rear I don't know if that makes a difference but now that the springs are on the rear passenger spring makes weird creaking noises. I took everything off again after a day of creaking to look at it...it looked a little twisted but nothing really bad...I adjusted it to make it look EXACTLY like the other side and its still creaking. I Just can't figure out what it is. Could it be a faulty spring? Could it somehow posibly be the clear rubber wrapped around the spring? PLEASE someone help me!!

 

there some pics, between me and a friend, we got it done in 2hrs...we used air tool and a electric impact, also before the drop i could fit my fist in the wheel gap and still be able to move it up and down, now i can only get 3 fingers on the front, 2 in the back got to love them tenzo's. now since i didnt get done late, and its saturday i have to wait till monday for a aligment

 

anyone??

 

i not an expert in this area of the a vehicle, but maybe its just settlin in?..dont kno though

 

Springs by themselves dont make noise. Usually its the mounts. Check the top and bottom spring buckets. Clean them out, check the mounts for tears or cracks. It doesn't matter which shock bolt you removed. But the shock itself could also be the culprit.

 

STEP: "-Take out the 2 bolts holding the lower part of the front strut on..."

i can get the nuts off but can't get the bolts out, any advise? please help soon!

 

hammer them out, they are pressed in, use a hammer and hi the threading side to get them out, the holes dont hav threading, so once u beat them out they should slide off...good luck

 

great write up, thanks for all he info and a successful install.

 

the top pain in the ass strut bolt can EASILY be solved with an impact wrench. vice that sucker and grab the right socket and unbolt away. just press down hard and keep gunning it, itll come loose. same way with reinstallation.

 

Having trouble getting the stabalizer link nut back on fully, just seems to spin in the bushing, anybody have an idea?

 

mine are like that too, can't even get them off with an impact wrench.

i use a small pair of vice grips, there's just enough space behind the bushing to get a small pair on there. should go on after that.

 

Funny, we tried that and everything else. Do you mean like just in front of the rubber part? That is what we were trying to grip.

 

behind the bushing. try grabbing it and screwing the nut on manually ALL the way down then back off. should make it easier, then put on the vices in the backside and screw it back on.

 

Letting a shop deal with it while I get the alignment done, then I can blame them if it screws up

I love having almost no body roll

 

Nice write up man im gonna be using it tommoro when i pick up my sportlines from another member. Got a question for anybody who might know this though...if i put my stock SS/SC springs on my girlfriend LT will there be any drop or difference in handling?

 

will be about a 1/2 drop all around, and will be better handling. not as good as aftermarket, but much better than stock 2.2 springs.

 

thanks man thats about what i figured.

 

you're welcome. and even though it's only like a 1/2 inch, it makes a big difference appearance wise since the 2.2 looks like a monster truck. any lil bit helps!

 

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going to be installing my eibach sportline springs tomorrow. how much of the bump stop should i cut off?

 

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i just got my sportlines in hopefully this write up will help me instal them