How long did it take you guys to install springs

Modular2v

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hey guys im 19 and go to college and use my car every other day, could i get the springs done in one day...im pretty good when it comes to mechanics

 

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Roller406BU

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RED98Z28 said:

hey guys im 19 and go to college and use my car every other day, could i get the springs done in one day...im pretty good when it comes to mechanics

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3 hours max......Plan on getting it lined up soon especially with a 2 inch drop which is what I recommend anything less is waste IMHO..

 

KJ Hoppus

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i did mine in an hour

 

GTMomma02

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Damn, it took me 2.5 hours to do the rear and 2 for the front. It took me forever to figure out where to jack it up at and to place the jack stands. I suck.

 

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GTMomma02 said:

Damn, it took me 2.5 hours to do the rear and 2 for the front. It took me forever to figure out where to jack it up at and to place the jack stands. I suck.

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3 to 4 hours , if you go with 1.5 inch ones , have a couple friends to push down on the rear axle to get enough room to slide the back springs in without having to undo any control arms in the rear , if you put enough weight on it you can push it down just enough to get the spring to pop in , the 2 inch drop should go right in with no problem .

 

LI98GTStang

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Wow you guys are good. Took me 3-4 hours on the front and 2-3 hours on the rear, although I changed out the shocks and struts at the same time and it was my first time doing suspension work. I'm sure that I could do it a lot faster now, but first time installs usually take me approx. 25-50% more than if I've done it before. Also did the install by myself so if you have help, you can definately save a bunch of time. Springs/shocks made a huge difference in how my car feels and looks and definately one of my favorite mods. Good luck

 

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Took me 1 hour for the back installing Eibach prokit. I did it while waiting for my brother to come. When he arrived, we did the front in 3 hours. Damn it was a pain replacing damn offset rack bushing.

 

neoclasiccl

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Around 3 hours on my old 2002 GT.

 

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One note, you can drive your car with just the front or rear springs installed. When I did mine I had to drive mine for about a week with just the rear springs in due to bad weather rolling in earlier than expected.

Ike

 

nickthegenius

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A friend of mine and I did them in 1hour 15min. We did shocks, struts, and springs in his garage on jackstands with air tools. It probably helped that the car only had 1200 miles and came apart really easy.

 

Mustang5L5

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45 mins for the rear....1.5 hours for the front.

I've done it a few times so that helps. My first attempt took me 6 hours start to finish

 

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RED98Z28 said:

hey guys im 19 and go to college and use my car every other day, could i get the springs done in one day...im pretty good when it comes to mechanics

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I did mine in an hour with a friend and two jack stands, pm me if you need help... I live in South OKC...

 

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I did mine in 1.5 hours, but I had access to a rack.

Please do yourself a favor and purchase a $15.00 set of offset rack bushings and install them along with your springs (I wish I had known to do this). I drove for 3 years, fighting bump steer. I finally put in some offset rack bushings and the difference is amazing--NO bump steer!

 

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RED98Z28 said:

hey guys im 19 and go to college and use my car every other day, could i get the springs done in one day...im pretty good when it comes to mechanics

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im 19 and go to college and i have taken mine in and out 3 times with ease and it dont take no time an hour if ur just switchin em out i cut mine and took 2 hours