Tips on how to install/take out springs (pics)
02-22-2007 | 01:08 PM
#62
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Originally Posted by What The!?,Jun 10 2002, 06:23 PM
Hi all, I recently went back to stock and thought it would be helpful to give some tips on how to take the stock shocks out with some pics.
First the fronts:
Here's a pic of the assembly with the wheels off:
Disconnect the lower shock bolt. It's a 17mm bolt with a 19mm nut on the other side.
To make this easy, don't disconnect the ball joint! All you need to do is take out the 2 17mm bolts that connects the control arm to the body. The control arm is the "Y" shaped piece. Once you disconnect those 2 bolts, the whole suspension assembly will swing out.
Once those are done, you can take off the 2 14mm bolts at the top of the shock mount and take the front shock out!
Now for the rears:
Jack up the whole rear end of the car. It'll make life MUCH easier for you. Otherwise you'll need to disconnect the sway bar which is a bitch to get back on.
Here's a shot of the rear. You'll only need to disconnect 3 bolts!
This is the main bolt you'll need to take out. It's a 17mm bolt.
Once you get that off, disconnect the 2 14mm bolts at the top of each mount and voila! The shocks will come right out.
*The driver side top mounts are a PITA to get to because of the fuel line. You'll need an extension to get to it*
Well, that's it. Feel free to post other tips/tricks on this if I missed it. Don't forget to torque all the bolts back. I forgot what they were exactly so hopefully someone can chime in with the Helms. I'll add it to the description as needed. Hope this helps!!
First the fronts:
Here's a pic of the assembly with the wheels off:
Disconnect the lower shock bolt. It's a 17mm bolt with a 19mm nut on the other side.
To make this easy, don't disconnect the ball joint! All you need to do is take out the 2 17mm bolts that connects the control arm to the body. The control arm is the "Y" shaped piece. Once you disconnect those 2 bolts, the whole suspension assembly will swing out.
Once those are done, you can take off the 2 14mm bolts at the top of the shock mount and take the front shock out!
Now for the rears:
Jack up the whole rear end of the car. It'll make life MUCH easier for you. Otherwise you'll need to disconnect the sway bar which is a bitch to get back on.
Here's a shot of the rear. You'll only need to disconnect 3 bolts!
This is the main bolt you'll need to take out. It's a 17mm bolt.
Once you get that off, disconnect the 2 14mm bolts at the top of each mount and voila! The shocks will come right out.
*The driver side top mounts are a PITA to get to because of the fuel line. You'll need an extension to get to it*
Well, that's it. Feel free to post other tips/tricks on this if I missed it. Don't forget to torque all the bolts back. I forgot what they were exactly so hopefully someone can chime in with the Helms. I'll add it to the description as needed. Hope this helps!!
03-18-2007 | 02:53 AM
#63
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I call bulls!*t on the fronts as we did exactly that and my stock shock absorbers would not simply swing out on my AP2 (07 model).
We couldn't figure it out because we called the Honda mechanic and he said the same thing but there's no room to swing the shocks out.
help anyone?
Jetpilot
We couldn't figure it out because we called the Honda mechanic and he said the same thing but there's no room to swing the shocks out.
help anyone?
Jetpilot
11-13-2010 | 03:45 PM
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This is sheer nonsense. You can take the stock front off with one person, a-arm bolt only. Absolutely no need for removing the ball joint. I did this last month and it was easy. You do have to rotate the shock as you remove it. I used a piece of wood to hold the arm down, the rear requires a bit more work, but not hard.