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Apr 24, 2002 | 11:52 PM

rx7gslse

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Help!

ok.. So I'm changing out my struts.. I get everything off the car and apat with one exception... HOW THE HELL DO YOU GET THE LOCKNUT OFF THE TOP OF THE FRONT STRUTS???

IT just says to "remove" it, but it just turn the shaft of the strut. I could clamp something onto the shaft of the old one to get it off, but I'm not doing that on my new ones... What am I missing???

Apr 24, 2002 | 11:55 PM

MIKE-P-28

Driven a turbo FB lately?

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Impact wrench, knocks it right off

Apr 25, 2002 | 12:41 AM

jbontke

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yeah, air tools are needed for this.

Apr 25, 2002 | 08:30 AM

rx7gslse

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alright... I've got those, just need a bigger socket I guess...

So how would I put the new one back on then?

Apr 25, 2002 | 11:10 AM

jeremy

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you are using spring compressors, right?

Apr 25, 2002 | 11:15 AM

rx7gslse

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yeah.. I'm stupid.. I had the compressors on 1st, so it wasn't holding the cup at the top...

I got it.

Apr 25, 2002 | 11:33 AM

Redwood

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hehe, I had the EXACT same problem last week. Should be easy to tighten them once it has some pressure on it. What kind of struts you putting in?

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Apr 25, 2002 | 01:07 PM

rx7gslse

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I got's the good stuff.... GC coil-overs up front, Tokico Illumina BZ1086, camber caster plates, 350lb springs...

and damn, thaking these hings apart is messy..

Anyone else put the GC coil overs on their car? I've got a question...

Apr 25, 2002 | 01:13 PM

mar3

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Where are the freakin' pictures of all this?! I'm almost tempted to jet on over to FTW this weekend to see this change-over! I'm going into project pic withdrawal right now....

Apr 25, 2002 | 01:20 PM

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I've got the ground control coilovers, camber plates and illuminas on my 85 GSL-SE.
Works shweet.

Apr 25, 2002 | 01:42 PM

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rx7gslse

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Killjoy7: Are yours the weld in place ones of the drop-in kind? I got the weld in kind and I want to clarify the instructions they sent with them.. It says to weld the perch 6.5" above the base of the tube, but that's like 3" lower than the stock spring perch?? And these springs are about half the size, which would allow almost no suspension travel?

Unfortunately, I don't have a digital camera, and my 35mm camera is broken right now. You're more than welcome to come over and check it out this weekend. I'll be out there most of the weekend I imagine. Let me know.

I'm about 5 minutes west of NE mall area...

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