I wasn't planning to install everything until tomorrow, but i got home from work tonight and figured what the hell, why put off til tomorrow what i can do today. Well there really wasn't anything difficult at all about this. It took me a little under 4 lazy hours.
Tools : sockets 22,21,18,15,13,10
Combination Wrenches : 22,17,15,10
Jack and four stands
Pry bar and channel locks
Removing the stock struts is easy, and there is no need to remove the upper mount when using the Steeda mounts. As long as you adjust the coilovers to the lowest height setting there is no need to compress the springs when installing the mounts. There are two spacers in the KW kit that are positioned on either side of the factory mounts, but they are not needed with the Steeda mounts.
Once the KW's were installed i adjusted the height to the recommended maximum per the directions. You will see how the smaller spring is now almost fully compressed.
The tops of the coilovers do sit higher in the strut tower than the stock ones.
The rears are just as easy, but getting the stock spring out took a pry bar, a spring compressor would have been nice but not needed. In the rear, I set the height of the rear spring adjuster before installing the spring. The top of the shock is accessible in the trunk.
Make sure you put 2x4 under your tires before you lower the car, I have a pretty slim jack designed to get under low cars, and here's mine touching, and this was with the wheels up on 2x4's
The kit is advertised to drop the front a minimum of 1.4" and the rear 1.2", I set up per the directions for the maximum ride height (there was more adjustment, so I think there is some conservatism in the directions), mine dropped almost 1 3/4 in the front and about 1 1/2 in the rear. I will be raising it slightly in the morning then getting it aligned.
Tools : sockets 22,21,18,15,13,10
Combination Wrenches : 22,17,15,10
Jack and four stands
Pry bar and channel locks
Removing the stock struts is easy, and there is no need to remove the upper mount when using the Steeda mounts. As long as you adjust the coilovers to the lowest height setting there is no need to compress the springs when installing the mounts. There are two spacers in the KW kit that are positioned on either side of the factory mounts, but they are not needed with the Steeda mounts.
Once the KW's were installed i adjusted the height to the recommended maximum per the directions. You will see how the smaller spring is now almost fully compressed.
The tops of the coilovers do sit higher in the strut tower than the stock ones.
The rears are just as easy, but getting the stock spring out took a pry bar, a spring compressor would have been nice but not needed. In the rear, I set the height of the rear spring adjuster before installing the spring. The top of the shock is accessible in the trunk.
Make sure you put 2x4 under your tires before you lower the car, I have a pretty slim jack designed to get under low cars, and here's mine touching, and this was with the wheels up on 2x4's
The kit is advertised to drop the front a minimum of 1.4" and the rear 1.2", I set up per the directions for the maximum ride height (there was more adjustment, so I think there is some conservatism in the directions), mine dropped almost 1 3/4 in the front and about 1 1/2 in the rear. I will be raising it slightly in the morning then getting it aligned.