hey all,
I have a 97 sunfire.
I just got my new tokico d-spec struts and the springs that go with them....I installed the fronts today, everything bolted up great,,,,,,buuuttttttt......the shaft for the strut pokes up through the shock mount. I thought they were direct replacements, but I was wrong. what do I need to do to fix this?
thanks a bunch
Brian
Yeah, you're just going to have to send them to me, I'll fix them up good, real good.
Honestly, I don't know Dspecs worth a crap, but If I had to venture I guess I'd say they're just fine. The only reason that part pokes up is so you can adjust the adjustable struts. Atleast most adjustables that I've ever worked with have the adjuster on the top of the rod that goes up through the mount. For the fronts anyways, usually rear struts have the knob or screw somewhere easier to get to with them installed.
I figured out my problem this morning without even going out to the car.
this is what I was talking about:
and this is what I missed when reistalling new struts:
ling427ttvette wrote:Pictures don't work.
No problem here.
Yeah, they don't install quite right the first way you had them.
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cant see the pics, but i know i had to add washers to make up for the extra gap there. without them i could feel movement in them when i drove. after inserting washers, all was well
i dont quite think the hood will close
huh, why do the pics work for some of you and some not?
I've got everything installed, and now I'm playing witht the adjustments. I'm loving them already. one thing though, I bought them with their springs and it ended up lifting my car back to almost stock hieght. I had goldlines with the stock struts and it was at least an inch lower that way, if not 1 1/2".
omg i cant believe you installed the poor d-specs that badly....
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CaliforniaCavalier wrote:omg i cant believe you installed the poor d-specs that badly....
**HANDS OFF QUALITY PARTS!!!**
yeah yeah, I was having an off day that day I guess.
i had the d-specs with goldlines...and was definately a great setup! if you still have the goldlines.....throw em on there!
I still have them. I think I'm going to leave it like this for the winter, and get my goldlines powder coated. My winter plans are hood, fenders and body kit with paint in the spring. So I might get the spring color matched.
i never had any problems with my install didnt need to add any washers ither....
they are a sweet set of struts tho, im on sportlines with em and love the way the car rides/handles and i still havent touched the settings on them yet... put them goldlines on my friend u will love them even more!
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i who have nothing but the comfort of my sins...
Almost stock height? Possible, remember these are spec'ed for something around a 1.4" drop (which is fairly mild). A quarter an inch extra with Goldlines doesn't sound like much, but it's definitely apparent when they're installed.
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2002 Sunfire -->
- Ractive steering wheel
- ASA 17" EM9 + Nexen N5000 215/45/17 (steelies for winter)
- D-Spec Lowering kit @ 1.4" (issues currently
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- Rockford P250.1 + MTX MZS1004 + Panasonic CQ-C8313U head unit
- Barely legal tint.
