Finished my H&R install !!!!!!!!!!! - Focaljet

**ZincYellowZx3Guy** · 03-02-2001, 08:49 PM

All I can say is damn sweet, the car rides awesome, I took it up into the hills for a testdrive.......25MPH turn....at 55 oh yea....did the car sway or lean........oh no. The install was easy, I made some stupid mistakes and practically ended up doing everything twice(put the rears on upside down) now I can do both the rears in less than 30min and do the fronts at about 30 minutes a piece. As far as compressing the springs.....It isn't as bad as anybody says, just compress them tight and decompress slowely and it should be a piece of cake. I rented some powerbuilt spring compressors at SCHUCKS and it was simple. Total install this morning....including run to Heber Brothers Hardware....(I broke a bolt) about 3hrs.

YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF.....IT ISN'T HARD.

I however do recommend using two jacks and jackstands, one to jack the car up and the other to compress the suspension to install or remove bolts.....I had an impact ratchet and air tools and it was really easy......I was kinda scared by other people talking about how long it takes and how hard it is...but save yourself some money and do it yourself. Check out this site for basic instructions, all though I found that they were a tad incomplete they did make it easier to do it myself.

http://www.tirespin.com./spring_install.htm

I will post before/after pics after I get my new wheels.

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"I dont suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."

**ZincYellowZx3Guy** · 03-02-2001, 08:53 PM

Oh yea if you have any problems or questions about installs or the what not email me or check for me on AIM =>Screenname: Ravenous0506

I would also Like to thank Jordan Lati for helping me out last night.....this is what focaljet is for and if anybody ever needs any help and or questions answered feel free to ask.

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"I dont suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."

**Geometry** · 03-03-2001, 01:26 AM

Now you make me want to do this myself now. So how do the springs suppose to go in, isn't the H&R logo on the springs. So that means you install them with logo right side up?

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The only thing that is perfect, is existance.

00'ZX3 35/5%tint,Ractive filter w/extention, Magna Flow muffler, 215/35/18 Pirelli SS, 18.5" ACE Racing Spade-platinum hyper black, EBC green stuff,EBC Turbo Grooved Rotors Panasonic 600U, 1 10" MTX 6OOO,super tweeter & Polk Audio dx7's in front doors.

**ZincYellowZx3Guy** · 03-03-2001, 04:47 AM

Yes, definately logo side up, I should of thought about that first but for some reason it made sense to me that the coils go on the bottom.....yea if you are somewhat handy with tools then you can do this yourself...and it looks awesome.

I am sooooooooooooooooo happy with the end result and the ride.....just a tiny bit bumpy but I like how firm it is....all I can say is it is awesome. Kinda silly getting so excited over springs

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"I dont suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."

03-02-2001, 08:49 PM	#1
ZincYellowZx3Guy Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: (Chris) Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 1,365	Finished my H&R install !!!!!!!!!!! All I can say is damn sweet, the car rides awesome, I took it up into the hills for a testdrive.......25MPH turn....at 55 oh yea....did the car sway or lean........oh no. The install was easy, I made some stupid mistakes and practically ended up doing everything twice(put the rears on upside down) now I can do both the rears in less than 30min and do the fronts at about 30 minutes a piece. As far as compressing the springs.....It isn't as bad as anybody says, just compress them tight and decompress slowely and it should be a piece of cake. I rented some powerbuilt spring compressors at SCHUCKS and it was simple. Total install this morning....including run to Heber Brothers Hardware....(I broke a bolt) about 3hrs. YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF.....IT ISN'T HARD. I however do recommend using two jacks and jackstands, one to jack the car up and the other to compress the suspension to install or remove bolts.....I had an impact ratchet and air tools and it was really easy......I was kinda scared by other people talking about how long it takes and how hard it is...but save yourself some money and do it yourself. Check out this site for basic instructions, all though I found that they were a tad incomplete they did make it easier to do it myself. http://www.tirespin.com./spring_install.htm I will post before/after pics after I get my new wheels. ------------------ "I dont suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."

03-02-2001, 08:53 PM	#2
ZincYellowZx3Guy Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: (Chris) Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 1,365	Re: Finished my H&R install !!!!!!!!!!! Oh yea if you have any problems or questions about installs or the what not email me or check for me on AIM =>Screenname: Ravenous0506 I would also Like to thank Jordan Lati for helping me out last night.....this is what focaljet is for and if anybody ever needs any help and or questions answered feel free to ask. ------------------ "I dont suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."

03-03-2001, 01:26 AM	#3
Geometry TEAM Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: College Park, GA USA Posts: 540	Re: Finished my H&R install !!!!!!!!!!! Now you make me want to do this myself now. So how do the springs suppose to go in, isn't the H&R logo on the springs. So that means you install them with logo right side up? ------------------ The only thing that is perfect, is existance. 00'ZX3 35/5%tint,Ractive filter w/extention, Magna Flow muffler, 215/35/18 Pirelli SS, 18.5" ACE Racing Spade-platinum hyper black, EBC green stuff,EBC Turbo Grooved Rotors Panasonic 600U, 1 10" MTX 6OOO,super tweeter & Polk Audio dx7's in front doors.

03-03-2001, 04:47 AM	#4
ZincYellowZx3Guy Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: (Chris) Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 1,365	Re: Finished my H&R install !!!!!!!!!!! Yes, definately logo side up, I should of thought about that first but for some reason it made sense to me that the coils go on the bottom.....yea if you are somewhat handy with tools then you can do this yourself...and it looks awesome. I am sooooooooooooooooo happy with the end result and the ride.....just a tiny bit bumpy but I like how firm it is....all I can say is it is awesome. Kinda silly getting so excited over springs ------------------ "I dont suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it."

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