Just got KWV3, should I install myself or take to dealer?

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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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^Always pushin the limits!
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Lol, indeed. When I really got the money, quarter panels will be cut up and extended..finally would get to run less negative camber.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by G35papa
^The install for coupes and sedans are the same. The rear is the easiest to do....look at the link I posted up above on a spring install. It's basically the same, unless you are running true coilovers (strut in the rear as well) then it's even easier....you just put the strut in and remove the rear spring.



lol...Kris keeps telling me to do it! He's evil for my addiction!


Hey Papa! Did I miss the part on how to remove the rear shocks? How do I remove the top part. I can see how to remove the bottom part, but how about the top mount?

Thanks!
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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hello papa. =)
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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Hey Papa! Did I miss the part on how to remove the rear shocks? How do I remove the top part. I can see how to remove the bottom part, but how about the top mount?

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There are 2 12mm nut up on top underneth the car, take those off and the one bolt and that is it for the rear shock.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Yeah I aways thought the suspension was going to be hard, but after doing it once or twice you get it, even if you tackle something else on it, you seem to know what to do.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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Thanks Lumpia! You just gave more confidence to do it myself...dealer wants to charge me around 400 bucks to remove them lol.


Hey, I assume you make good lumpia?
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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hello papa. =)
Why hello there Kris
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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No I eat good lumpia. I got the name from playing counter strike, it was just lumpia but I usually jump out of corner and kill people so someone said I just got killed by a flyinglumpia, so it stuck.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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Just to agree, it's pretty easy, hardest part for me was lining up the bottom bolt on the fronts, not that bad though, spend the $400 on more parts.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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^I had that problem the first time I put spings in the G. So I went ghetto with it. I bolted the shocks on the bottom with the spring uncompressed then sat on the car to push the spring down so I can tighten the 3 12mm bolts up top. LOL
 
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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Could you not push the lower suspension arm up with a jack?


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^I had that problem the first time I put spings in the G. So I went ghetto with it. I bolted the shocks on the bottom with the spring uncompressed then sat on the car to push the spring down so I can tighten the 3 12mm bolts up top. LOL
 
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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Yeah, I have my eyes on the HKS rear section exhaust.

I am still waiting for the weather to cooperate, I don't have a big garage so I will have to do it outside. Plus my KW suspension is missing the foam isolators for the back.


Originally Posted by HwyDrftr
Just to agree, it's pretty easy, hardest part for me was lining up the bottom bolt on the fronts, not that bad though, spend the $400 on more parts.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Hmmm I suppose you can. I didn't think about that, sounds like a better idea. I was frustrated compressing and uncompressing the spring with $8 harbor freight spring compressors for an hour trying to get the bottom to line up so i just said f it and sat on the car.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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Yeah, it would be so much easier, it was on the video BytheBay made.

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Hmmm I suppose you can. I didn't think about that, sounds like a better idea. I was frustrated compressing and uncompressing the spring with $8 harbor freight spring compressors for an hour trying to get the bottom to line up so i just said f it and sat on the car.
 
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