Just purchased Tein basic, any help with the install? Any major problems you guys ran into while installing?

 

I would be interested to hear about this install also. Did you buy a camber correction kit also? I have been reading around and it seems pretty mandatory for coupe's.

 

what do you want to know about it??

the front nuts on the shock are b!tch to get to and loose. i had to buy 3 foot pipe to go over my open end wrench then stand on teh thing and have w0ady jump on me for extra weight. i thought i broke the thing but it was just breaking free.

 

the rear is a breeze. front will take you longer and will need the correct spring compressor.

 

its pretty fun when you watch your car start tilting on 4 jack stands with no wheels on. rears are a breeze but like dan said, the hardest part about the fronts is breaking loose the bolts. once thats done, its all pretty simple.

 

why dont you just make it easy on your self and rent some air tools.

 

well thats another option lol
and most likely an eaiser option, but we decided to go about it the hard way.

 

tilting!! props for ingenuity. i would have not risked that lol.

 

when i did a coilover install on my wrx airtools cut the time in half.

 

Looked at your past posts to find out where your located. I would do the same post in the sou cal regional section titled " San Diego, Tein Basic install help? And see who may be local to you that can lend a helping hand or better yet a experienced helping hand.

Otherwise as the other's have said breaking some of the current suspension bolts free can be difficult. Using air tools to get them off would be a help, though put those same bolts back on by hand so you can guarantee the right about of torque.

Make certain that you set the height adjustment system's the same with a measuring tape front and rear (measuring how far up you spin the spring seats), you'll want to do the same thing when you readjust the height, since it's doubtfull you'll nail the ride height first off the jackstands.

 

It's not too bad. Took me about 4 hours to do my Tein CS with the EDFC.