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Installing Eibach/Tokico Combo

Installing Eibach/Tokico Combo

Postby Peter » Wed Feb 05, 2003 8:59 pm

Anyone have any tips or suggestions before i start the install? im borrowing my friends spring compressor, so thats solved, any tips on making the job easier?
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Postby happy_aggies » Thu Feb 06, 2003 10:01 am

Rear installation is very tough if you don't know how.
It took me 3 hours for the rear alone.

Later I found that you need to remove the back seat.
Here is the instruction:
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Postby Peter » Thu Feb 06, 2003 12:49 pm

cool, i installed 6x9's before, so it shouldnt take me that long. can anyone scan/send me the pages out of a repair manual for the torque's required around the shocks?
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Postby Luc » Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:43 pm

If you have an impact wrench, use it for the strut-to-axle carrier nuts. That saved me a lot of time since those suckers are huge (obviously).

Here are the torque specifications (all in ft-lbs):
Front
- Stabilizer bar link-to-control arm bracket nut, 29
- Strut upper mounting nuts, 59
- Strut-to-suspension support (damper shaft) nut, 36
- Strut-to-steering knuckle bolts/nuts, 162

Rear
- Stabilizer bar link-to-strut assembly, 29
- Strut upper mounting nuts, 29
- Strut-to-suspension support (damper shaft) nut, 36
- Strut-to-axle carrier nuts/bolts, 145

You'll need 10mm, 12mm, 14mm sockets, 5mm hex key, (adjustable) crescent wrench, and I think either 3/4" and/or 7/8" sockets for the strut-to-axle carrier bolts since fronts are bigger than the rears. Before you take the struts out, make sure you support the bottom of the axle carrier, otherwise, you may snag the speed sensor wires and cause an ABS light and/or TRAC off light to come on (if automatic). You'll have to go back to the dealer to fix that. We worked on the rear first, since that's the most time consuming, after that, the front is a breeze. Good luck.

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Postby DavPak » Fri Feb 07, 2003 6:00 am

i sent him an exploded diagram with all the specs on it. hehe, good 'ole Alldata!
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Postby Peter » Fri Feb 07, 2003 12:27 pm

yeah, thanks again davpak, i feel a lot more confident going into this install now that i have the diagrams. thanks luc for the tips also. and happy aggies, thank you too :D
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Postby DavPak » Fri Feb 07, 2003 1:16 pm

no worries, need anything else along those lines, lemme gno,
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Postby Peter » Fri Feb 07, 2003 1:54 pm

Luc wrote:Before you take the struts out, make sure you support the bottom of the axle carrier, otherwise, you may snag the speed sensor wires and cause an ABS light and/or TRAC off light to come on (if automatic).


i have a manual, does that mean i dont have to worry about it?
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Postby Guest » Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:19 pm

Can someone send me the exploded diagram? I'm getting my springs in about two weeks. Thanks in advance guys!
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Postby 808Camry » Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:21 pm

Anonymous wrote:Can someone send me the exploded diagram? I'm getting my springs in about two weeks. Thanks in advance guys!


Sorry that was me.
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Postby Guest » Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:37 pm

Peter wrote:
Luc wrote:Before you take the struts out, make sure you support the bottom of the axle carrier, otherwise, you may snag the speed sensor wires and cause an ABS light and/or TRAC off light to come on (if automatic).


i have a manual, does that mean i dont have to worry about it?


you still have the speed sensor for your ABS (if you have ABS)
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Postby Peter » Sat Feb 08, 2003 12:01 am

808Camry wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone send me the exploded diagram? I'm getting my springs in about two weeks. Thanks in advance guys!


Sorry that was me.

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Postby Peter » Sat Feb 08, 2003 12:01 am

Anonymous wrote:
Peter wrote:
Luc wrote:Before you take the struts out, make sure you support the bottom of the axle carrier, otherwise, you may snag the speed sensor wires and cause an ABS light and/or TRAC off light to come on (if automatic).


i have a manual, does that mean i dont have to worry about it?


you still have the speed sensor for your ABS (if you have ABS)


thats what i thought, reason i asked was because he added (if automatic) and that confused me

ps: is that for front only, or do i have to worry about that for the rear also?
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Postby 808Camry » Sat Feb 08, 2003 2:16 am

whoo hoo!! thanks a million Peter, that helps A CRACK LOAD!! It's so detailed, I feel really good now too!
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Postby Peter » Sat Feb 08, 2003 2:17 am

808Camry wrote:whoo hoo!! thanks a million Peter, that helps A CRACK LOAD!! It's so detailed, I feel really good now too!


yeah, i know what u mean, i was like woooo woooo! when i got the email from davpak. thank him 2 million :D
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