Pro-Mount install and initial responce
09-18-2006, 06:25 AM
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I put it there after I took the picture
believe me, I know the effects of not putting a jack stand there. I've had a jack let go on me once. Brought me face down to the conrete, luckily just my arm was under the car and I was severly hurt.
09-18-2006, 06:38 AM
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no no no, I'm only referring to compressing springs by hand with no help...
Swapping strut mounts with coilovers is a far far simpler job than with stock struts. I can do both sides in under 5 minutes and dont even take the wheels/tires off. No spring compressor required and I have no swaybar to contend with since I have such stiff front springs and longer SS brake lines and Acetron GP CA bushings (no pre-load/travel limiting to contend with) so things fall down much further than on a stock-strutted car without need to remove any fasteners other than the strut nut up top. Piece-O-Cake! Faster for me to change a strut mount with only 1 nut than to change a tire with 5!
09-18-2006, 06:41 AM
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you are correct, all pictures were from Friday night
where I figured it out come Saturday morning. So both nuts are acorn up and flat to the cupped washer. The "jam-nut" idea would be HOT. I was gonna either cut a slotted nut or something to give me enough clearance to hang the strut assembly. I just could not get the strut assembly to hang with out bumping the mount all over the wheel well. So I opted for the rope option. Worked like a charm.
09-18-2006, 07:15 AM
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yeah, but spring compressors are a no brainer. They make sense and are safer than hands
I just tighten em and loosen em with the air ratchet, takes matter or seconds. I remember the days when I was using hand tools, psssss....like not to remember I should say.
09-18-2006, 07:20 AM
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totally agree and that why I used so many disclaimers above for people NOT to try it...
when telling them that the B4/12V does permit it that its not recommended/encouraged by me. Very much a "do as I say" rather than a "do as I do" recommendation.
