| Tools Required:
Lift or Jack and Jack Stands
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 mm sockets
Air Gun or Large Ratchet |
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| Step 1: Lift Car as high as
you can using a lift or a jack and jack stands. Make sure the car
is secure before beginning work. |
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| Step 2: Remove front wheels
and the three nuts that are on top of the front struts. Keep them
close by, you will need immediate access to them later on. |
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| Step 3: Remove the rear wheels
and the bolts on top of the rear shocks. You do have to pull back
some paneling on the rear. Remove the carpet from the trunk then
release the clips that are on each side right in front of the rear
seats. This should give you enough access to remove the bolts. |
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| Step 4: Remove the four bolts
holding each side of the front strut in. Then remove the two bolts
on each side that hold the brakes line on. |
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| Step 5: Push down on rotor
and pull out stock strut and spring. |
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| Step 6: Put together the Tein
struts following the instructions that come with the kit. Make
sure to measure the distance between the bottom of the spring and
the bottom of the strut. Making sure these are equal on both sides
will really help in getting the height adjustment correct later
on. Put in Tein struts and reinstall bolts follow step four. Make
sure everything is tight before moving on. |
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Step 7: Because of the limited
travel of the spring, we had to install the front wheels and slowly
lower the car in order to get the strut to mount correctly, using
the ground as a third person. This is were two people are needed
in order to get the top bolts to line up correctly. Once each side
is installed and all three bolts are sticking out evenly, reinstall
the three top nuts on each side (this is why you needed them close
to you). Make sure the nuts are tight before moving on.
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| Step 8: Remove the large bolt
that is holding the each side of the rear shocks in place. If you
are installing a rear camber kit (which is highly recommended),
remove the three bolts that hold each side of the upper arms in
place. |
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| Step 9: Install the rear camber
kit and reattach the three bolts on each side that hold them on.
Put together the Tein coilovers follow the instructions. Make sure
to measure the distance between the bottom of the spring and the
bottom of the shock. Making sure these are equal on both sides
and to the front struts will really help in getting the height
adjustment correct later on. Install the wheels and use the ground
as a third person to get the shock to mount correctly (as you did
for the front). This again is were you need someone sitting in
the car to make sure that each side lines up correctly. As soon
as the bolts are in the holes, reinstall the nuts and tighten them
down. |
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| Step 10: Make sure all nuts
and bolts are tightened down and roll the car off the lift or the
jack stands. Drive up for a short distance, often hitting the brakes
hard to get the springs to set a little bit. Check clearance at
the front and the rear to make sure they are equal and you are
not going to scrap anything. Get an alignment as soon as you can
so you don't ruin your tires. Since the Tein are 24 way adjustable,
make sure you also play with the adjustment for ride quality. |
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