Another tip: the stock scissor jack is great at allowing you to remove/install suspension parts by yourself.! When you need to exert downward force onto the control arms, place your wheel back on the axle and secure with 2 lugs. Engage the e-brake. Place the scissor jack between the tire and the upper wheel-well. Extend jack. Voila!

Again, this allows you to be a one-man show if need be. Often i work on the S after I get home from work late at night.

 

My Whiteline underbrace had to be impacted on as well!

I now have an impact gun! I bought one to replace dave22's rr axle.

 

^^ nice tip. i didnt think of that one. i usually just had a friend push down. brute force

 

first time ever working on the S... it took me 4 hours to install my coilovers and EDFC......and setting up the EDFC is not an easy task.... it shouldn't take more then 2 and a half hours to install coilovers..

 

I'm slooooow and like to clean sh!t.

BTW, installing Konis and GC/Eibachs for the first time ever is not a 2.5 hr job. I searched and searched... there is no complete install thread. I started taking detailed pictures of every step, but gave up as it became to friggin' tedious. That task was a nightmare, but I got 'er done! Maybe that's why I wrecked?!

 

^ yeah i noticed you take your time on everything.... i have a few pictures of a spring install done on Tom (nandaska) car..... it's got pretty much every picture you need... it's not step by step but snap shots of what it will look like after a task is complete.... there's about 15-20 pictures....

 

When?

 

^ just the way your car is... and you take your time on everything... washing it, paint yada yada.......

you want everything 100% perfect..

 

Gotcha. I'll take that as a compliment then.


Did I mention they got some light overspray on my springs and shocks? Ask me how I know!

 

^ lol.. cause you probably checked your car with a magnifying glass before you left the body shop... "full cavity search style"