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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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Ok so I saw these online and was debating getting them cause they won't break the bank.....does anyone else have them? If so how do they ride and all that jazz.....I also need to know how the heck I get the struts off to even put them on because I was looking at the top through the engine bay and it looks like it takes some special wrench or something can someone please help me lol
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 02:39 AM
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I know the Tire Kingdom's near me will put them on if I was to bring them in ... might be easier to let someone else deal with the installation ... sometimes paying is better than dealing with the headache ...
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Ok so I saw these online and was debating getting them cause they won't break the bank.....does anyone else have them? If so how do they ride and all that jazz.....I also need to know how the heck I get the struts off to even put them on because I was looking at the top through the engine bay and it looks like it takes some special wrench or something can someone please help me lol
I just bought and installed the Megan Racing springs a little over a week ago. The drop was nice and doesn't make the car look like it's about to go off roading. The ride comfortability is one you'd have to get used to. They're pretty stiff so bumps and dips will be felt a lot more than stock. My friend had the eibach pro kit springs on his srt4 and it was equally as harsh over bumps and dips. So it depends really on if you want to tolerate it or not.

A friend and myself did my car in a total of 4 hours but he has a spring compression tool. I know you can rent one from autozone. (At least where I live).
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 08:13 PM
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Megans are nice and so are prokits and yeah you can rent the tool from autozone. Husband has the tool so I lowered my sxt with no problem now hes going to do an air ride on my sxt.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 07:45 AM
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is the spring compression tool what will take the struts loose from the frame? what do i need to pull that apart cause it looks like two nuts have to spin 2 different directions
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 06:26 PM
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No, undoing the mounting bolts will loosen the strut.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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Is there a special tool to get the mounting bolts off because I'm assuming the struts have to cvome off before you can even think about the springs lol. I thpught about getting new struts also is there any y'all recomend
 
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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No? There's what, three 10mm nuts or something like that on top and then two large bolts on the bottom?
 
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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yea there are those 3 but there is one in the center i didnt know if that had to come loose
 
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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That's what will loosen the top hat so you can remove the spring...after you compress it.
 
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