What did you do for your ZHP/BMW today?

[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!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

David, congrats on a job well done.

[Alphatek45]

Thanks...I have floss, and bug/tar cleaner and rubbing compound/wax etc...should be ok...
I am leaning towards doing mine....should I? should I?

YES! Did it recently too. Very Easy to do. Looks great. You wont regret it imo.

[Sockethead]

IAlthough 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)

Heh, No fail for the springs dude. they are a bitch with crappy little compressors. I did the same thing when I put in my Koni's... took the struts to my buddies shop. Except I only tried for about a half hour before throwing in the towel.

I look at it this way: not lack of skill... lack of tools...

EDIT: Wish I could do springs but I'm already scraping when I pull in my driveway

[kayger12]

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!

Way to tackle it, David.

Job well done!

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[lilcdkey]

Took off my splitters for tomorrows install. My front end looks so much less agressive now

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[danewilson77]

That's good to know. I was thinking about trying them. I use my car to go from site to site every day... don't that in the wheel.

Where did you get the Meyle's? Maybe I'll just overnight them and throw em on the car before I leave.... There is no differnce on ZHP when ordering, no?

I usually get my HD's from ECS but this time I got them from Autohaus AZ. Just cuz...

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[johnrando]

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OMG!

[danewilson77]

OMG!

Shizz looks clean don't it?

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[Sockethead]

I usually get my HD's from ECS but this time I got them from Autohaus AZ. Just cuz...

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I tnx... I couldn't remember where I got em, that was 4 yrs ago..