Fitting shocks

[DrCunz]

Anything I should know before fitting them? Set of konis with lowering springs is what I have
just make sure springs are seated right, unbolt and bolt on?

[rallyeluke]

yeah spray all the bolts up with gt 85 or wd40 or plusgas and then windy them off with an airgun.


have spares at hand for all of the suspension bolts as some may snap and you will be in a bad place if you have none

[joe f]

LCA bolts.... They will snap.

Well, one of them at least, one of mine came out fine, just wire brush the threads showing and lube the feck out of them.
You might get lucky.

[walsh123]

yeah spray all the bolts up with gt 85 or wd40 or plusgas and then windy them off with an airgun.


have spares at hand for all of the suspension bolts as some may snap and you will be in a bad place if you have none

As Luke said definately have some bolts spare at hand, did jonnyG's car at mine and was a nightmare 2 snapped this is at 11 at night luckily i had some spare bolts lying around would have been really bad if i didnt

[Marc_EE9]

I wrote a how to on changing suspension.


Out of the 8 4G's i've had, I only had one bolt seize to the rear LCA. Make sure you use copper grease on the bolts when you put them back in.

[DrCunz]

Will check out your how to Marc. Where do I get spare bolts from mr h himself ?

[walsh123]

Will check out your how to Marc. Where do I get spare bolts from mr h himself ?

Yep or someone on the forum might have some spare

[Marc_EE9]

yeh I have a few. or they're £6.07 each from Honda

[DrCunz]

Thought I'd ask how much you'd be after for them
Craig

[Marc_EE9]

not a lot, just enough to cover postage is fine

[DrCunz]

Let me know much the postage is and I'll transfer some monies for you tomorrow

[Marc_EE9]

ok, let me get them out tomorrow, see how many i've got

[*Jonnyg*]

Let walsh do it, he loves doing it.

[walsh123]

Let walsh do it, he loves doing it.

Nooo never again, ive never had any problems doing it on my civic's but yours That was unbelieveable last shock and two bolts go

[Optimus]

Let walsh do it, he loves doing it.

Nooo never again, ive never had any problems doing it on my civic's but yours That was unbelieveable last shock and two bolts go

Same here, last shock, last bolt, but with mine the retaining nut on the LCA snapped off so the bolt was just rotating in the hole with nothing to push against!