What did you do to the G today?
#2372
08-13-2014, 07:52 AM
#2374
08-13-2014, 10:36 AM
OK, so here's how its gonna go: You remove the LCA, then you'll remove the 3 bolts that hold the mount to the car. The shock/spring/mount will all come out as one piece. You are then going to want to make a mark that lines up the top shock mount and on the shock itself. The shock is connected to the mount by one nut in the center of the mount. You don't want to touch that nut until the spring is compressed with a spring compressor. OK, so you compress the spring, remove mounting plate nut, remove the mounting plate, and then take the spring off. You will then compress the new spring, slip it over the shock and put your mounting plate back on. Now, the mounting plate has to be positioned in the same position that it was in before you took it off, hence the line-up marks. Once its all put back together you remove the spring compressor and its ready for reinstallation. It needs to be mounted in the same direction because the bottom of the shock has a fork. It can only go on one way. If you don't line up the top mount correctly, you can't move it once you remove the spring compressor from your new spring, which means the 3 holes won't line up with the 3 holes under your hood. This sucks because you will then have to recompress the spring, loosen the mounting plate turn it, decompress and try again. Over and over and over until you get it lined up right. Just trust me and make a mark on the shock and shock mount and make sure they line up upon reassembly.
#2376
08-13-2014, 12:15 PM
#2378
08-13-2014, 03:26 PM
#2380
08-13-2014, 06:01 PM
#2382
08-13-2014, 06:15 PM
The worst is still ahead. These cars are gonna start losing value very heavily soon, cuz its still expensive to own. No ones gonna want a 10 yr old car that needs a $1200 set of tires every year and a half. Or that costs $1000 to replace headlights, or a minimum of $700 to replace the broken Bose stereo. Gonna be a rough few yrs for the G35 value.
#2384
08-13-2014, 06:32 PM
Depends. Last time I looked at mine I think it was still worth about $14k retail, but that was probably a year ago. If you plan on keeping it tho, the "worth" is kind of irrelevant. Honestly if someone offered me $15k right now I wouldn't take it. Its worth more than that to me. I love this car...I want to have sxe with it...in the butt..late at night..soft music..after a beautiful dinner of natty ice and Totino's pizza rolls...love..its what makes a Subaru a Subaru.