need help with set up on sprint/agx help!!
09-02-2002, 11:29 AM
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need help with set up on sprint/agx help!!
ok guys i done seachers etc. and im still lost. ok i got the sprint springs already on my car with the factory shocks and i like the drop. but i need new struts casue i blew the rear ones. now i wanna get the kyb agx from nick bauer for 350 and i need new dust boots casue mine a gone cut up etc. im kinda lost where to put the wire warp on the spring i took off the wire warp off the stock ones and put them on the sprints but i heard peeps saying to do the top. can some one just let me know where to put the wire warp casue i was thinking about useing a shop air hose and cut it up?? and what esle do i need for the drop???
09-02-2002, 01:03 PM
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1) Coil wrap can be purchased at Lowes, Home Depot, or Radio Shack. Here is a link...
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...Fid=910%2D5176
If that doesn't work, try searching for wire wrap on their site. I recommend the 3/4" width, but 1" is also acceptible.
2) what to wrap. Don't bother with the top and bottom coils; protect the 2nd/3rd coils in from smacking each other.
So, in other words, skip the top and bottom coils, and wrap the next 1 and a half to 2 coils. The reason for doing this is to isolate the coils enough to prevent a noise when the springs touch.
3) dust boots, bushings, and bearings. It's my recommendation to replace all these components when you change your suspension.
The bushings on the rear: there are 2 bushings. The front strut mount bearings are 2 pieces (1 per side) that should also be replaced. The dust boots should also be replaced, but I recommend when using KYB AGX to use the KYB boots.
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...Fid=910%2D5176
If that doesn't work, try searching for wire wrap on their site. I recommend the 3/4" width, but 1" is also acceptible.
2) what to wrap. Don't bother with the top and bottom coils; protect the 2nd/3rd coils in from smacking each other.
So, in other words, skip the top and bottom coils, and wrap the next 1 and a half to 2 coils. The reason for doing this is to isolate the coils enough to prevent a noise when the springs touch.
3) dust boots, bushings, and bearings. It's my recommendation to replace all these components when you change your suspension.
The bushings on the rear: there are 2 bushings. The front strut mount bearings are 2 pieces (1 per side) that should also be replaced. The dust boots should also be replaced, but I recommend when using KYB AGX to use the KYB boots.
09-02-2002, 01:59 PM
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Shop hose, as in for the air tools? That would be way too thick....
I've done a lot of suspension installs; those rear bushings are cheap so I would order them if I were you. I can get you part numbers if you need them.
www.cattman.com has the KYB dust boots. If you don't order these you have to cut the bump stops.
I've done a lot of suspension installs; those rear bushings are cheap so I would order them if I were you. I can get you part numbers if you need them.
www.cattman.com has the KYB dust boots. If you don't order these you have to cut the bump stops.
09-02-2002, 02:16 PM
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We've got 3 or more guys with sprints in our metroplex, none of us have ours wrapped and we don't have spring impact noises. It's not a big deal with these springs. For sure though, trim your bumpstops like sprint says. Too much trimming leads to rubbing. Not enough leads to how my car is... full stiff all the damn time.
09-02-2002, 02:48 PM
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Originally posted by seximagtr
We've got 3 or more guys with sprints in our metroplex, none of us have ours wrapped and we don't have spring impact noises. It's not a big deal with these springs. For sure though, trim your bumpstops like sprint says. Too much trimming leads to rubbing. Not enough leads to how my car is... full stiff all the damn time.
We've got 3 or more guys with sprints in our metroplex, none of us have ours wrapped and we don't have spring impact noises. It's not a big deal with these springs. For sure though, trim your bumpstops like sprint says. Too much trimming leads to rubbing. Not enough leads to how my car is... full stiff all the damn time.
09-02-2002, 06:49 PM
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Originally posted by RI-Max
which rear bushings??? my car has 132,100 on it so i'll problay need it give me the part # the shop air hose is 2 thick? what if i cut it down the middle and slide it ova the 2.5 coils from the top??
which rear bushings??? my car has 132,100 on it so i'll problay need it give me the part # the shop air hose is 2 thick? what if i cut it down the middle and slide it ova the 2.5 coils from the top??
Do some searching, btw - suspension is about the most beaten-to-death dead horse on this whole forum. There's loads of info., advice & how-to's on it.
Best of luck!
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