I am planning to lower my car and one of the technician that i went to told me that he would have to take the seats out of the rear in order to change the springs on the rear. Is this true?

I would like to save some bucks to do it myself if it doesn't require taking apart the rear seats. Also, does anyone know the level of difficulty on changing the rears from 1-5.



Thanks for the help!

 

no...to just change springs in the rear is like 1 bolt for each side..if you want to change the rear struts you can access them from behind the rear seat but removal is not needed...well i have premium package so the seats move in the rear giving access to the bolts...look for a DIY the rears are very easy..the fronts id have someone do...i wish i new how easy the rears were when i lowered my car..i would of just payed to have the fronts done

 

Yeah, I paid someone to lower my front already and they told me that the rear seats had to be removed so I didn't do it. My car is premium package aswell.

 

sup kv, wanna hit up casino niagara lol

 

lmao lets do it up, whenever u come down jus holla

 

the rear can be done a lot faster then the front. There is no need to use spring compressors or anything.

you dont need to do anything to the back seats. there is a 17mm bolt and nut that holds the spring bucket. remove that and most likely use a pry bar to wedge the bucket down but watch out for the spring, it might attack u.

The strut is held up top by 2 10mm nuts. stick your head in the wheel well and you can see the 2 10mm. and then the lower part of the strut is i think a 17mm as well not sure, its. Well the whole strut thing is something you dont have to touch if you just do a spring swap. you should be done in less then 2 hours.

 

Thanks, that helped a lot. Will give it a shot hopfully i don't mess up...

Btw, do you think i would need a set of camber kit if i drop it on a 350z unrevised springs?

 

most likely will need rear kit.



There might be a little more to swapping the springs but off the top of the head it is that easy. I know what to do when i see it and it takes me about 1 hour and 15 minutes if i dont screw around to get springs and shock swapped and wheels back on.

 

Never removed a set of G springs, but if you don't use a spring compressor take a piece of chain and tie those springs to the hub or something and use a nut and bolt through two links to tie the chain in.

 

The rears are easy. Takes 20 min including jacking the car up.

Where are you from OP?

 

i've been thru tein springs, HR springs and now BC coilovers and not once did i even have to mess with my rear seats.

 

How do you like the BC coils?

 

i've never used spring compressors for the rear spring design similiar to the G on any car. You use a jack to hold up the spring bucket and slowly ease it down with a prybar or something to help it. the fronts design on the other hand is a always when removing and not so much when installing a lowering spring.

 

Definitely don't need to remove the seats or use spring compressors on the rear. It took me maybe an hour the first time. I could probably do it again in 20 mins.

The front's a different story. Definitely sucks not having an impact wrench for those.

 

loving them. i have had them on for about a year now and no issues. 5 clicks up from the softest setting and i get alot of complimants on how smooth it rides for coils. frankly ive never had a harsh ride on coil in previous cars.

for a day i set the coils on full hard. lol now that was a little to much for me.