BMR SUSPENSION'S S550 Lowering Springs: STANCE PICS!

[wildcatgoal]

Hammer the hub portion of the rotor between the lugs while pulling in the rotor. It'll come off.

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[SoFloEco]

Hammer the hub portion of the rotor between the lugs while pulling in the rotor. It'll come off.

Thanks. I'll give it a try.

 

[Carfanatic]

you cant get the strut off without removing the rotor?!! I haven't put my springs in yet, I'm shocked you cant if that's the case...

 

[SoFloEco]

Success!! Thanks [MENTION=21494]wildcatgoal[/MENTION]! It's physically possible, but removing the rotor allows more leverage on the wrench to remove the 2 knurled strut bolts - which, by the way, are another PITA.

Got the lower bolt holding the strut to the spindle, but the top one is not listening to reason. Any 'trick' to 'tap them out' (don't you love how Bill from CJ Pony Parts makes all these processes look so simple?)?

 

[BmacIL]

you cant get the strut off without removing the rotor?!! I haven't put my springs in yet, I'm shocked you cant if that's the case...

You don't have clearance to knock out the strut bolts with the caliper and rotor still on. Honestly that's one of the least difficult & time consuming parts. Front of mine done. Rear starting now.

 

[SoFloEco]

You don't have clearance to knock out the strut bolts with the caliper and rotor still on. Honestly that's one of the least difficult & time consuming parts. Front of mine done. Rear starting now.

Did you have to 'beat the crap' out of your strut bolts to free them?

 

[rj67]

Another of mine from a couple of weeks ago. Love the stance, no rubbing.

 

[Stage_3]

Another of mine from a couple of weeks ago. Love the stance, no rubbing.

Looks killer!!!

 

[BmacIL]

Did you have to 'beat the crap' out of your strut bolts to free them?

Put the jack underneath and apply a little upwards force.

 

[Red Turtle]

Another of mine from a couple of weeks ago. Love the stance, no rubbing.

Looks great

 

[Southview]

Put the jack under to relieve some tension off strut. And, put nut backwards on bolt so you have more surface area to hit.

 

[Kong76]

I put on the sp089/sp082 performance springs on my non-PP. The fronts felt good, but the rear was a little bouncy when going full travel. Everyday driving was fine, but there is one dip on the way home that would cause the rear to bounce too much for me. After swapping the struts/shocks to a PP set, everything felt well matched.

Did you swap both the front and rear struts to the pp struts/shocks or just the rear to relieve the bouncy feeling?

Found a set( all four) front and rear pp strut/shocks for $315 new. So I am looking at around $500 for springs and struts to put on my base GT. ( if I jump on BMRs sale ).


Edit; you said set so i imagine all four.

 

[Red Turtle]

SP080's

DSC04036 by Justin Patterson, on Flickr

 

[Stage_3]

SP080's

DSC04036 by Justin Patterson, on Flickr

Looks dynamite bro!

 

[BmacIL]

Did you swap both the front and rear struts to the pp struts/shocks or just the rear to relieve the bouncy feeling?

Found a set( all four) front and rear pp strut/shocks for $315 new. So I am looking at around $500 for springs and struts to put on my base GT. ( if I jump on BMRs sale ).

Find a way to get the Steeda fixed valve dampers over the PP ones. You'll be happy you did.

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