I'm planning on installing Tokicos this weekend. I would like to get everything ready for the install. I know I need a spring compressor and some wrenches. What size wrenches do I need and if there's anything else that I may need please advise me. Thanks.

 

i forgot what sizes for the wrenches, but a compressor would be nice

i did it by hand the first time and took me about 6 hours

kafene

 

Check the 4th gen stickys. I believe there is a thread which has all the socket sizes ect.. Should be the same for 5th gen as well.

 

Make sure it is a STRUT spring Compressor, not just a standard spring compressor. Cause the standard spring compressors compress from the inside of the spring, which is not possible on the max since the strut occupies the space inside the spring.

The wrench you will need to take off the bottom bolts I beleve were a 19mm and you need a breaker bar. I am almost 99% sure it was a 19mm, 1% of me thinks it was a 17mm. Other than that the standard wrenches to take off the top three bolts under the hood.

Um the back struts, you will need a universal-swivel head for your socket wrench because it is in a awkward spot and your socket ratchet will not reach it straight up.

Other than that, 3hrs of time, and possibly a friend.

Dixit

 

dang, i think i spent about three hours just hand wrenching the spring compressors. are you talking about 3 hours w/ hand labor or w/ air tools?


kafene.

 

Straight Hand tools. Gotta work that elbow grease in there and crank the crap out of that spring.

Dixit

 

for the big bolts, I used 15-19 mm sockets and i think i used a 22mm. I used some more common sockets 8-12 mm to remove the bolts off of the mounts.