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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| Subject: installing 623's  Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:21 pm | |
| Im headed underneath the wagon to replace springs with the newbies. Any words of warning? Any suggestions? | |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:36 pm | |
| Super easy. You'll be out of there in no time. |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:40 pm | |
| Be careful of falling objects shaped like springs! |
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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:41 pm | |
| Do I need to compress (tool) or are they easier than that? | |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:47 pm | |
| What are you using to lift the wagon up.floor jack,lift,drive on lift?Just remember to lift using the frame so the rear axle will drop down allowing you to pull both springs out . |
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BigBlackBeaSSt
Posts : 4560
Join date : 2009-08-01
Age : 59
Location : Sanford, NC
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:49 pm | |
| Please take pictures & measure your ride height before and after. If they will not drop in when you lift the car you may have to disconnect the bottom of each shock. | |
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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:58 pm | |
| Thanks guys I will let you know. Been bottoming out a lot so need to get it done. Still considering airlifts if these dont do the trick. And then shocks on front for sure, havent decided yet to lose airshocks in rear but with the airlifts it kinda defeats their purpose. | |
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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:03 pm | |
| As far as pics I havent gotn that tech with my new tablet, and monkey is having trouble figuring it out. | |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:11 pm | |
| You'll have to disconnect the bottoms of the shocks. At least, I did. They're a taller spring, about 1.5 inches or so I'd guesstimate. I should have taken measurements. Lift car on stands, put jack under left tire, disconnect right lower shock bolt, jack left tire up until right spring falls out. Replace spring and mounting cups, lower jack to put shock bolt back in.
Repeat other side.
Easy half hour or so as long as your shock bolts cooperate. |
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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:47 pm | |
| Welp wound up an 1 1/2 higher than before but still more bounce to the ounce. So airlifts and bilstiens here we come, now that I see how easy popping the springs out was. What secures the airlifts in the springs?
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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:58 pm | |
| Took an easy 2hrs for a noob, left tires on too. Took more time to jack up and jack stand this beast, had another question. Measured centers of front tires fromcenter front to front, and center to cener of rear front tire (checking alignment) and have an easy 1 1/2 difference. Does anyone know how much difference there should be? Vws are 3/8 dif from front to back, was wondering if these are the same. | |
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poppawoodie
Posts : 82
Join date : 2013-02-28
| | Subject: Re: installing 623's Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:09 pm | |
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