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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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Well guys, Im going to be installing Stance GrPlus true coilovers and in need of some advice. Ive seen some DIY but nothing on the true coilover DIY. Shouldn't be to tough. I have the coilovers and the rear toe rodsto eliminate the spring bucket. Do I need a spring compression kit to remove the rear springs?

If you guys know of any true coilover DIY I would appreciate it, Thx.
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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No rear compression kit needed.
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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It's the same exact process as an OEM style coilover minus placing a new spring in the bucket
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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Oh ok, well Where can i get the torque specs?
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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Factory service manual, brah
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 06:10 AM
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^this
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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Well I got the back coilovers and toe rod installed, didnt get camber kits, but looks like Im going to need them. Ill post some pics in a bit. What i did notice is that the toe rods made the back rotors slant somewhat both vertical and horizontal.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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Well this is the result of the Stance at 3/4 of the lowest setting.



I still need to tighten the toe rods, but dont believe it will fix the slant much.

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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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Nice job.

Youre gonna need some camber arms in order to fix the rear camber.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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Good, now bring it back up so your Z doesn't like that.
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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yea i will def adjust it, Now Im having trouble with the front part. Ill update in a bit
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 05:06 PM
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nice man
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 05:57 PM
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thx, well apparently i stripped out a bolt and need to get replaced.
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 04:03 PM
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Well this was the end result, still need the camber kits to get ordered. And I obviously still need to adjust the height on the rear.




Need to fix this ****. >




stock height:

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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 04:05 PM
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Any recommendations on Camber kits?
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Old Oct 23, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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Looks good. Look at the eibach camber kits. I think they go for like ~$750
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 09:27 AM
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spc rear camber arms & front a-arms together are around $525 new
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by mvp2765
spc rear camber arms & front a-arms together are around $525 new
+1 but the rears are way cheaper and an easy install but the fronts wear out a lot faster than the backs keep that inmind
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