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11-18-2005, 09:34 PM #1
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Collectors Edition Yellow- 2002 Pontiac Trans AM WS6
How much of a pain is it to install shocks and springs?
I am going to get the QA1 (HAL) shocks with 300lb springs and was wondering how hard and how long it would take to put these in??
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11-18-2005, 09:43 PM #2
The rears are simple and should take less than 30 min.
The front struts, if you are doing just a swap(old assem. out and new in) should take around an 1hr. to 1.5hrs.
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11-18-2005, 09:50 PM #3
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Yea i'd rather do it myself because a performance shop around here wants $550 to do shocks and springs for all 4 corners!!!!!
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11-21-2005, 06:38 PM #4
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easy
I put shocks and springs on my car and it was easy. just make sure you use the shock spring compressor on the front and rear. I Found it a lot easier to use than the normal spring compressor.
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11-22-2005, 04:52 PM #5
I'm assuming that you are going to reuse your stock perches and hardware for the front? If you have to break down the spring & strut assembly and re-assemble the new setup, it will take a little while to do...the thing that takes the most time is compressing & uncompressing the spring, you have to be careful to not let it fly off and hurt someone.
Here's a how-to I wrote on front & rear suspension.
http://www.keliente.com/suspension.htm
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11-24-2005, 08:24 PM #6
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Good info, keliente.
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11-27-2005, 06:50 PM #7
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Collectors Edition Yellow- 2002 Pontiac Trans AM WS6
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