Originally Posted by
Mtnman
I finished my suspension work today. I had a total FAIL yesterday and could not complete the task. I installed H and R cup kit (touring version). everything was going well until the new springs had to be compressed onto the new struts. I worked at it for 6 hours, with 2 spring compressor kits and could never get it. I went to bed last night worried about what in the hell i had gotten myself into. This was totally new to me, and i had never even watched someone do suspension work. (thats me though, just say F-it, im gonna do it and learn as I go).....Well Huge thanks to Firestone this morning, who hooked me up and compressed the springs for me. They werent even gonna charge me, so i threw the tech $40 for the effort. once i got the struts home, the rest was easy. The rears were a piece of cake. Although I am dissapointed with my failure to compress the springs, I am pretty impressed that I got it all done without anyone's help. Nobody to hold anything, to reach for a tool...nothing. Pure Solo accomplishment. (minus the springs..damnit)
She rides great, and sits at 13.75 in the front, which i believe is exactly .75 lower than stock. Money!
