Suspension fitting?

[Fmx_Aus]

I have done a search and had a look around (bible aswell) and cant seem to find anything on installing Springs and Shocks.

I was planning on a mate doing it for me, but thought I might have a go at installing a new 3" lift kit myself (Coils, Shocks, brake lines, castor bushes and a brake bracket thing on the back diff).

Is there a step by step guide around here anywhere?? Or can someone give me a rundown on how its done??

Any help would be great. Thanks a heap.

Tommo.

[built2redline]

springs and shocks are pretty straight foward.

you just need some spring compressors. about 40bucks from repco

caster bushes are going to be a pain unless you know someone with a hydraulic press

installing the brake lines shouldnt be too much of a worry if you know what you are doing, but if you dont, get your mechanic to install them prior to putting your shocks and springs on.

[Fmx_Aus]

Thanks a heap mate.

I might try and find someone else to do it.

Is there a way to get the bushes out without a press??

And what would a shop charge to do it??

Thanks once again

[boydsierra]

mate i done 5 inch with myself and a mate like 3 weeks ago ay its easy. i didnt do bushes so cant tell ya bout that, but i did panards, extended brake lines and springs shocks and bout ti fit drop boxes, just give it ago

cheers

[Fmx_Aus]

G'day mate,

Could ya please give me a quick run down on how to do it??

[boydsierra]

hey mate read this its straight out the bible is pretty good ay. it got me started

BE SAfe .. Use CAre ... hEavyv- no booze for operator

Obtain 2 high jackstands
1 trolley jack
1 bottle jac
2 wheel chocks
Ratchet spanner for front shocks (17 or19mm)
19mm ratchet and ring for rear.
Wheel brace or rattle gun
22mm spanners and long ext for rear radius arms (tight)
Plus..plus

FRONT

Crack front wheel nuts
Jack up front under diff
Place axle stands on chassis just in front of crossmember
Lower jack until stands just take weight
Remove front wheels
remove front shocks
undo top swaybar mount son chassis (14mm) if fitted, lower swaybar
Unplug front breather tube
Undo brake pipe junction bolt 12mm and lift away from bracket (a new rear hose works well here and is 60mm longer)
Lower trolley jack
Srings should lift out
(If fitting longer shocks and more than 50mm lift bump stop pads may be required on bottom seat to match kit.)
Replace new springs and top insulator.
If springs too long use bottle jack between radius arm and chassis to open space more. Ensure tang on top of spring fits into seat.
Remove bottle jack.
Jack up trolley jack to take weight.
Fit shocks
Replace brake line bolt.
Lower trolley jack to ensure brake line not taught.
Raise jack
Fit swaybar links
Fit wheels
Fit breather
Remove stands
Lower front to groung.


REAR

Chock front wheels
Crack wheel nuts
Jack up under diff
Place axle stands just in front of rear radiuas arm brackets on chassis
Lower onto stands
Remove wheels
Remove shocks
Remove sway bar mounts on end of bar
Ensure brake lines and breather dont get stretched
Lower trolley jack right down
Remove spring
replace spring and top insulator
Jack up under diff
Replace with new shocks
Refit swaybar links
Lower trolley jack again and ensure nothing binding and springs captured in seat.
Check sway bar links not stretched. Links can be cut and lengthened easily
Jack up again and fit wheels and swaybar mounts.
Lower vehicle .
RE CHECK ALL WHEEL NUTS.

Visually check everything youve done
Test drive around the block.
Listen for noises. Visually check everything youve done.

Fit adj front steering link if wheel off centre.

All the above if off the top of my head, use commonsense, I may of left something out.
Overall not too hard a job.
Did my fronts again last night, 1/2 hour.

heres the link

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic.php?t=22883

[Fmx_Aus]

Thanks a heap mate, appreciate it ay.

Will give it a crack myself, I guess with this way I dont have to use a spring compressor.

I might buy a manual aswell and see if its in there. (Pictures help)

[Fmx_Aus]

Also, how did ya do your brake lines??

[boydsierra]

all u do is let out the brake fulid out and undo them and pretty much do them back up its simple u willl figure it once u look at it

[NutterGQ]

all u do is let out the brake fulid out and undo them and pretty much do them back up its simple u willl figure it once u look at it

Great advice there, what you may also want to do is bleed the brakes so you dont have total failure resultin in death cause you just "do em up".

[Fmx_Aus]

Hahaha, yeh was thinking that. Spoke to a mate today and he is gonna do it for me on tuesday.

[love ke70]

are you gonna do it with your mate?
learn a bit along the way?
or maybe do it with your mate giving you some helpful hints when you need some guidance.
there are plenty of instructions for bleeding brakes on google, give it a crack, when you get stuck, ring a mate

[bogged]

are you gonna do it with your mate?
learn a bit along the way?
or maybe do it with your mate giving you some helpful hints when you need some guidance.
there are plenty of instructions for bleeding brakes on google, give it a crack, when you get stuck, ring a mate

what he said.