actually, the rear spring pigtails should be facing towards the driver side, the left side when looking from the back of the car. i made that mistake already and had to correct it. not funbtolenti said:the pigtails on the front springs (bottom of the spring) should be 1/2" or so from the indentation in the spring pocket so they don't click or make noise.
The pigtails on the rear (bottom of spring also) should be toward the back of the car on both sides.
DerekStangGT said:actually, the rear spring pigtails should be facing towards the driver side, the left side when looking from the back of the car. i made that mistake already and had to correct it. not fun
you mean which way the spring end is facing? yeah. ive had to adjust the spring like that before. jack up the car w/ the weight off the wheels and you should be able to manually turn the springs by hand. just use some strenth, but not so much as to dislodge their "seating"heybeef4212 said:Can I tell that by looking at the spring without taking the tire off? Or do I need to take it into a car shop? I'm not too mechanical as you can tell.
all correct sirheybeef4212 said:So if I just jack up the rear tire, and not take the tire off, I can turn the spring for the amount needed? The pig tail should be facing towards the driver's side. I believe right now the pig tail is facing the back of the car.
Right, but it might be tough with the tire still on...heybeef4212 said:So if I just jack up the rear tire, and not take the tire off, I can turn the spring for the amount needed? The pig tail should be facing towards the driver's side. I believe right now the pig tail is facing the back of the car.
its actually easier w/ the tire on. the tire adds another 50 lbs or so to the axle which brings down the lower control arm. the rear springs turn a lot easier than the fronts. the fronts wont turn at all. youre screwed if you put those in wrong.twogts4us said:Right, but it might be tough with the tire still on...
Oh, no doubt bro - when we did the spring swap on mine, the rears were easy. The front wasn't that bad...the hardest part was getting the OEM spring out. Even with every bit of tension out of the spring, it still needed a couple swift kicks and some motivation via a prybar. The disassembly and reassembly was pretty easy and straightforward. After one side, we did the other side in 1/2 the time.DerekStangGT said:the fronts wont turn at all. youre screwed if you put those in wrong.
Jacked up, the axle is hanging by the shock. Have a friend grab the fender lip with both hands and put a foot on the hub (with the wheel off obviously) and puuuuush down. As they push, you twist. Their pushing on the hub will push the axle down and take tension off of the spring.heybeef4212 said:We jacked it up in front of the tire. What do u mean by pushing down on the hub? And if I was gonna take another stab at it should I leave the tire on this time? Truthfully, I really don't wanna have to pay someone some more money to twist the spring half way around.
true that, i had to use a 3ft prybar in addition to unbolting the A arm. the stock springs are just too dang long.twogts4us said:Oh, no doubt bro - when we did the spring swap on mine, the rears were easy. The front wasn't that bad...the hardest part was getting the OEM spring out. Even with every bit of tension out of the spring, it still needed a couple swift kicks and some motivation via a prybar. The disassembly and reassembly was pretty easy and straightforward. After one side, we did the other side in 1/2 the time.
Air tools make this job MUCH easier and wear mechanics gloves!
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