i think your part stores are just messen with ya! most autozone have that free rental service... ya buy the tool.... ya use it... ya bring it back and get your money back. just that simple.

but o well... they realy dont cost that much realy...

 

Rent it to your friends!?!? Now that's cruel!

I had a friend that would always offer to prorate a couch to you if you got hammered and fell asleep on it.

Get cracking with those S techs, already!!!!!!

 

just ordered some Prothane shift bushings to add to the short shifter, i'll keep ya guys updated

 

you got them dammmm stechs on yet....LOL


only thing i dont like about my Stechs is NOW when i go thru MIKES EXPRESS CARWASH.... now scraps when going thru. LMFAO i hear something scraping from time to time and feel some joints bump my seat up alittle. LMFAO BUT i dont see any damage or scraps under the car.... so i cannt actualy see WHERE its scraping.....

 

well these came today freakign finally. seem to be really good quality, got them from Tool Shop USA (an ebay store) for $20 shipped. College orientation is done tomorrow, work Thursday, lookin for a friday install. Wish me LOTS of luck!

 

now just get off your @ss and pull a all nighter


also they do look beter than the ones i got from autozone... they had some THICK hooks that where hard to get around the coils...

GOOD LUCK... but remember to buy new LCA bolts
and i believe it was 3washers on the upper arm to correct camber.. at least it was on mine..
also another tip.... take that upper mount off of the car where ya put in those washers THEN ya just have to take out the strut bolt... i found that out cause my one LCA bolt was seized.. just have to use your foot to push down the spindle enough to pull the strut assembly out... looked ALOT EASIER than messing with those seized LCA bolts.LOL

 

thanks for the tips, gonna use some Liquid Wrench (same as PB Blaster) and some air tools, i know the LCA bolts are gonna be a b*tch, but i got time i guess lol you have any idea what size the LCA bolts are so i can just buy them on my way over to my friends house where were doing hte install? (lenght, diamter of the nuts and bolts i mean)

 

well i bought mine from dealership... then have a coned tip so they are easier to start the threads than a regular bolt... more money yes... but best way to go in my book.
luckely my strut bolt came right out... BUT the threads didnt look to great so i just replaced them... didnt want to damage my new strut nuts! beter safe than sorry

but just try taking off the upper arm 2 bolts and just that one lower strut LCA bolt... hopefully ya wont have to mess with the other 2 LCA bolts! cause my one bolt was seized and thats all it takes to **** ya off while doing the swap. LMFAO

 

what other two LCA bolts would there be? Just the two at the tophat, then the one connect the strut to the LCA right?

 

BUY THEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP, if you don't need them you can return them or re-sell them to someone on here. Those bolts basically hold your wheel to the car, you don't want to cheap out on them. The Honda bolts are going to be able to handle the stress that they will be under... Home Depot stuff shouldn't be used for anything other than an emergency temporary fix.