Has anybody got a fitting guide for fitting springs to a newage STI including any specialist tools. Thanks

 

i did a set on a new age about 12months ago, really are easy to do.

no special tools need at all but cant remember if i needed to compress the springs.
i think the rear top mounts bolt up at each side under the rear shelf so will have to remove rear seats ect, legs come straight out with having to unbolt arms ect.
if you can use a spanner you should have the hole lot done in under 2hrs.

 

on my classic you could just about get away without using compressors if you leant on the strut tops when you dismantled them.

 

No spring compressors sounds interesting.

 

more like dangerous

 

You will need spring compressors or a good catchers mit!

Conventional spring compressors are quite tricky, I used ones bought from Halfrauds. Make sure you get the tapered washer on the front back on facing the same way.

Mark the camber adjustment bolt alignment before stripping as this will be good enough to drive it until you get the alignment set.

The back ones are a bit more difficult as a) the rear seats have to come out and b) the strut attachment bolts to the hub are very close to the driveshaft, mine wouldn't budge and ended up taking it into the dealer.

Make sure everything is torqued back up!

 

I did mine the other day, newage WRX, the only tool i required thats not in any normal tool kit is the deep spanner to hold the top nut while undoing the allen key. Hope that make sense.

From memory the stock springs sprang off with some force but the Eibachs didnt need compressing to get on. Would compress the oe spring if i ever did it again to be on the safe side.

 

I fitted pro-drive springs to my 03sti last w/end,the fronts needed spring compressors but the rears did not.
the pro-drive springs fitted straight on without compressing first.
bob

 

Cheers chaps.

 

Taking the front struts apart to fit the shorter bump stops is tricky. A bench vice is handy, and make sure everything is clean.

dipster

 

I did a 'how to' for True Grip a year back, I can e-mail you a copy if you wish.

 

I'm just saying it how I did it. If you're reading this and you're thinking about changing your springs, and you reckon you can handle that sort of job, then I think you can be trusted to be able to judge for yourself how much compression there still is in the spring as you unwind the top nut. Or maybe in 2007 in Britain people have to be protected from themselves.

In MY experience spring compressors were not needed. And I actually do have a set. On other cars I have needed them without a doubt. If anyone reading this is unable to work out for themselves whether the spring's about to come flying off and hit them in the face, they shouldn't be even thinking about dismantling a strut, compressors or not. IMHO.

If you want to use them you can. There is a certain amount of springiness there and you do have to hold onto it all carefully. It may be that on other models there are taller springs or something. BTW you can save yourself £20 on compressors by just using lockwire or an old coat hanger to tie the coils together. Or maybe that's too dangerous a secret method to be allowed out on a public forum...

 

Thanks for the above.