how long

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:27 am

to install new lowering springs. with these tools

all Air tools
a car Lift

like 2 hours or less or 1 hour if i pull out

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:47 am

alsey_seven wrote: 1 hour if i pull out

NICE

Sorry, it's the teenager in me.

If it's the first time you've done any kind of suspension work, I would say 2-4 hours with air tools and a lift if you go slow and be carefull. Taking apart the strut/spring assembly will be the slowest part at first. Once you do the first corner of the car, the other 3 sides will be a piece of cake. The fun part is trying not to break the tip off the top of the stock strut, especially if you're re-using the struts. I think there is a specific wrench recommended do take it apart, I can't remember off hand though.

If you have experience working on cars, suspension specifically, 2 hours is doable with air tools and a lift.

I've only changed spring and struts 1 time on my old avenger, but I set aside a weekend to do it. It was 100+ degrees outside, so late night was the only time I felt like working on it. I spent about 6 hours total with hand tools and no lift, and that was while drinking beer and taking breaks.

excon · Post by **excon** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:59 pm

how long? heh

1 hour if you pull out? heh---wait what does that even mean?! 1 hour if you pull out the struts?

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:34 am

I was able to change mine in 1 hour with a friend helping me. I would work on swapping the spring one strut and he would re-install when I was done.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:46 pm

man an hour to hour and a half. should be enough to get all four changed. back when i got lowering springs me and my dad jacked up the car and got it all done in like 2 hours if i remember correctly and it was my first time messing with suspension.

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:26 pm

Wow, If I only!

I had no air tools and I did this all by my lonesome, but it took me just over 10 hours.

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:31 pm

King Crab wrote:Wow, If I only!

I had no air tools and I did this all by my lonesome, but it took me just over 10 hours.

^^^ same here.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:42 pm

jake_tim wrote:
King Crab wrote:Wow, If I only!

I had no air tools and I did this all by my lonesome, but it took me just over 10 hours.
^^^ same here.

I guess I should be glad I have access to air tools then.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:57 pm

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
jake_tim wrote:
King Crab wrote:Wow, If I only!

I had no air tools and I did this all by my lonesome, but it took me just over 10 hours.
^^^ same here.
I guess I should be glad I have access to air tools then.

i used regular tools and again it didnt take me as long as 10 hours i mean dang.

but in reality it should only take u about an hour or 2 since u said u got a lift and air tools.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:01 pm

i could do an entire spring change in under an hour with just hand tools and jacks stands.

that was after i did the suspesion 6 times though. i had a pretty good idea of what to do by then

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:45 pm

Yea, I know I could get the job done much faster now that I've tackled it once. Plus being OCD about cleaning every single part as I go doesn't help much with the time frame.

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:17 pm

i did myne this week at my school witch we have a full shop i started at 10 i was done by 1:30 but was a little slower for me cuz we had the new students watch and ask questions and i had to show them some steps sense im a graduate so took a bit longer but its all worth it !!

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