front coilovers two car jacks??

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front coilovers two car jacks??

By jadeydrag0117
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:53 pm #290562 I just got some coilovers, put the fronts on, im scared to jack the rear up because i feel like it will damage the front coilovers and i only have two car jacks.. would it do much damage during the time i install the reaers??? i wanna just put them on right now and dont wannt buy more car jacks unless i have too...
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Re: front coilovers two car jacks??

By elrompetoto
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:03 pm #290566
Abilliondollers_vtec wrote:I just got some coilovers, put the fronts on, im scared to jack the rear up because i feel like it will damage the front coilovers and i only have two car jacks.. would it do much damage during the time i install the reaers??? i wanna just put them on right now and dont wannt buy more car jacks unless i have too...



what jack that shit up it wont do nothing but pleassssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee use a jack stand
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By jadeydrag0117
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:15 pm #290576
teal_dx wrote:You mean because of the exra weight that will be on the front suspension? No need to worry about that :thumb:


yeah thats what i mean, also i thought my front bumper might start scraping against the floor
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By elrompetoto
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:17 pm #290608
Abilliondollers_vtec wrote:
teal_dx wrote:You mean because of the exra weight that will be on the front suspension? No need to worry about that :thumb:


yeah thats what i mean, also i thought my front bumper might start scraping against the floor
Damn how low r u
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By eg-guy
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:25 am #290632 you'll be fine i did mine with 2 jack stands, first the front then the back.

depending on how low you are might have to remove the front bumper, i had to do this when i did the back on mine.
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By jadeydrag0117
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:12 am #290647 Yeah i just finished, I got one problem though ...i was connecting the reaer strut to the control arm... but the coilovers i bought didnt have the bolt that the stock strut has attached to it. i dont know if you guys know what im talking about, but anyways i substituted that bolt with an extra loose bolt im not sure if this will hold up as good as the stock design ...do u guys think that would be strong enough??? heres a picture--->Image[/img]
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By jadeydrag0117
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:17 am #290648 @elrompetoto

not that low, my judgement of how far the car tilts when u lif tit was wrong, im like 4.5 inches off the floor
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By elrompetoto
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:54 am #290656
Abilliondollers_vtec wrote:Yeah i just finished, I got one problem though ...i was connecting the reaer strut to the control arm... but the coilovers i bought didnt have the bolt that the stock strut has attached to it. i dont know if you guys know what im talking about, but anyways i substituted that bolt with an extra loose bolt im not sure if this will hold up as good as the stock design ...do u guys think that would be strong enough??? heres a picture--->Image[/img]



cut the nut off of ur stock rear shocks and use that with the stock screw
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By elrompetoto
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:55 am #290657
Abilliondollers_vtec wrote:@elrompetoto

not that low, my judgement of how far the car tilts when u lif tit was wrong, im like 4.5 inches off the floor


o ok cuz im slamd but i can still lift it fine
:thumb:
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