Installing Springs in your s2000 w/ pics
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In the picture of your rear shocks, your springs are in upside down. FYI
Progressive rate springs are designd to have the more coiled end of the spring up, making the spring rate get stiffer the more its compressed.
Progressive rate springs are designd to have the more coiled end of the spring up, making the spring rate get stiffer the more its compressed.
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Originally Posted by sumyungguy,May 2 2006, 05:08 PM
In the picture of your rear shocks, your springs are in upside down. FYI
Progressive rate springs are designd to have the more coiled end of the spring up, making the spring rate get stiffer the more its compressed.
Progressive rate springs are designd to have the more coiled end of the spring up, making the spring rate get stiffer the more its compressed.
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One piece of advice i would like to give is to buy a spring compressor. You can find the manual crank style at auto parts stores for less than $20. This will make taken the top bolt off alot easier and safer then using the tire and curb routine. 
It will also make putting stock springs back in WAY easier. If you run lowered on stock struts and go back to stock springs on those struts they will be compressed and the stock springs will not fit in easily.
Just my $.02
It will also make putting stock springs back in WAY easier. If you run lowered on stock struts and go back to stock springs on those struts they will be compressed and the stock springs will not fit in easily.Just my $.02
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Originally Posted by hondax2000,May 10 2006, 12:27 AM
i didnt find that i need the spring compressor there wasnt that much pressure in the springs. there was a little bit of a pop but not a lot.
I have not done a spring swap in an S yet. Just lots on other cars. Thanks for the feed back.
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Originally Posted by sumyungguy,May 2 2006, 05:08 PM
In the picture of your rear shocks, your springs are in upside down. FYI
Progressive rate springs are designd to have the more coiled end of the spring up, making the spring rate get stiffer the more its compressed.
Progressive rate springs are designd to have the more coiled end of the spring up, making the spring rate get stiffer the more its compressed.
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Originally Posted by mmitchell,Jun 20 2006, 09:14 AM
Is this true??? i plan on putting my springs on thursday.
the springs pictured are correctly installed. on one end of the spring its "flat" to fit snuggley against the top hat, on the other end the coil isnt flat and it just gets cut off to it will fit perfectly into the notch ant the bottom of the sturt.
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i would strongly advise getting a spring compressor just for safety issues.. ive seen these things go through cars and walls.. maybe not for s2000 springs but for others.... just in case someone totally oblivious tries this procedure for other cars... springs are extremely dangerous... not trying to flame the diy writeup... but just in general, the $20-$40 is totally worth it because you'll truly regret it if something was to happen.... nice writeup though
i personally didnt take the lines out and i spend more time getting the strut top in then swapping the springs haha
i personally didnt take the lines out and i spend more time getting the strut top in then swapping the springs haha
