My weekend task is to remove OE type suspension & replace with some Tein EDFCs.

Never having done a suspension swap, what can anyone tell me about how to do this & to do it right? Fortunate not to have any rear interior to take out/re-fit but as I understand it...

1) Jack up car
2) Remove wheel
3) Undo suspension bottom bolts
4) Undo suspension top 3 bolts
5) Remove old suspension
6) Insert new
7) Do up top 3 bolts
8) Do up bottom bolts
9) Put wheel back on
10) Let car down

11) Repeat x3

12) Then fit EDFC
13) Get 4-wheel alignment

Am I missing anything out or have forgotten/overlooked anything? Anything else I should be aware of or consider? Correct order of operation?

Any special tools required or is it just the ususal 10/12/14mm Subaru types of spanner/socket?

Cheers

Puff

 

Yes !

3. They are bl**dy tight, I had to ask my "pal" at Kwik-fit to loosen mine for a "fast buck".... then swapped them on Monday night.

HTH

dunx

P.S. Wheel brace fits if you have some scaffolding handy...
17 mm ?

 

All seems right to me James especially the order of the strut end bolts- soak the bottom bolts in wd40 night before and then give them a little heat if you have something to hand before getting the boogers loose
Good luck

J

 

All done - well the mechanical bit anyway

The first bolts (rear o/side) were tough but I found a piece of tubing from somewhere & that helped. Then I remembered my torque wrench & after that it was all easy Must have taken me about 2.5 - 3 hours but each one got progressively faster lol

Now its the wiring to do, probably tomorrow as I want to wire up my knocklink as well and whilst I've got the console up, might as well fit the quickshift and boost guage...

Then as it'll need the geo done, its a good time to fit the quick-rack & change the steering pump which is leaking...

Never ends!

 

Mine after a wash !

dunx

 

Looks schweet

I can't say that (at the moment) mine is that low but it will be

 

Pics of...

Shockers



Shockers + spagetti junction



Rears fitted





Fronts fitted





One of the top-mounts (O/S)



It *might* be

a) the wrong side

b) incorrect alignment

But this is how I think they should go

Cheers

Puff

 

If you look closely it has a "L" sticker on it.... for left !

As you increase the camber (negative = inwards) you are losing castor, not ideal as the "feel" of the steering will alter.

Advise that you swap L & R, UNLESS 911 has told you to do it that way !

HTH

dunx

P.S. They look like the Flex model, hope the spring rates aren't way too stiff for our cr*ppy roads.... I went forSuperstreets because they are 40% softer at the front and 25% softer at the rear. Mine are set on fully soft too !
No edfc, run out of money

 

They are the flex model so made a good deal on here with both EDFC & Adj tops - cheers Tomski Not worried about ride really as its a track toy not a daily driver.

We worked on the basis of "looking at the car" right/left as opposed to sitting in the car - couldn't find decent instructions. Now that I know what I'm doing shouldn't take too long to change - that and eased off nuts lol

Thanks m8

 

40 minutes to swap over - not too bad I guess

 

Your getting good at this now !

LOL

dunx

 

All the wires are run into the cabin, just a matter now of wiring it all up & pressing go - that's not going to be for a couple of weekends probably ( ). Got the knock & boostguage to finish off as well lol