Hi all.

I'm hoping to fit these TTE/Eibach lowering springs on Saturday.

Can anyone post the link to the how to fitting guide as i can't find it in the workshop section (even though i've seen it before )

Also, is there anything to be extra careful about or anything to do in advance (e/g WD40 etc etc)??

Cheers

Rob

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/knowledge...p;id=55&c=5



good luck

Their is a superb pictorial here in LOC's knowledge bank..... Failing that i have one in wim> http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/ind...ic=860&st=0 but you will need to register to view the images....

cheers.

out of interest, i've heard that when fitting springs and then driving for the 1st time, there may be 4 loud clunks from the springs setting in place.....

is this normal??

Never heard of that before Rob when i did my springs i never got any noise from them when first fitted or after? but then i got some TTE Coilovers and there great

Are you fitting them matey or you got someone doing them for you??

me and my neighbour mate. he's a mechanic so got the spring compressor etc etc.

he should know what he's doing so i'll just provide and muscle work....lol.

just getting the car ready for a TTE bumper mate

1 thing i did with mine Rob was when you start doing it is to give the top centre nut a turn on each strut before you take the shocks off the car as there quite tight and a couple of mine where very tight and a pain to undo when off the car, But dont undo them all the way though as they hold the struts together just loosen them a bit to make it easier to undo when you get them off the car as i had to put mine in a vice to hold them after they were removed? Good luck with them matey

Oh and the TTE bumper is ready mate, i test fitted the nice new tte mesh today and looks very good i should of put it on when i had it fitted as it looks so much better than the mesh i fitted?

One thing I found when I did my GS300 front springs was that none of the ball joint splitters I had were big enough to go around the actual stud end of the ball joint. They are a pretty hefty size. A right

right, some good advice there guys.

I guess this clunking noise i've heard about could well be the springs seating into position, but sure this can be avoided by alligning them correctly in the 1st place??

@ Chris.....you have pm matey

Mine are going on next week woohoo, along with some nice TTE roll bars

how much can you pick the roll bars up for matey??

should i notice the difference in handling straight away??

how long will the springs take to settle?

can't wait!!! its been a long time coming!!

Good luck with this mate,

How much did you pay for a set of them springs?

I really want to lower mine, it just seems to sit sooo high when I see on my driveway! :S

Got them 2nd hand off an old LOC member

but what about a brand spanker new price matey??

cheers fella.

got them from Chris Shipley and i think they were about £135 brand new

Last time i checked they were in the region of £360

tis a tad pricey me thinks...

Why you think i got 2nd hand ones

aye, exactly mate.

If there were some 2nd hand one's kicking about i'd have em in an instant..............

Well, it's Saturday afternoon now, so I hope the job's going OK, Rob.

well been a bit of a delay fitting them as my neighbour had to go out on a car recovery just as we were getting started. hoping he'll be back soon so we can get them done, if not t'will be tomorrow i guess

You could crack on on your own?

Get it jacked up and wheel off, bolts loosened etc?

Stav

That's a shame, Rob. Hope the job's soon done.

Got the front 2 sorted and am sorting the rear two in the morning.

all i can say so far is that the difference at the front is huge already!!! it just looks so much better and they haven't even settled yet!!

On my way home i thought: "i could of done the rears while i was there" Sorry about leaving some scrape marks on the path outside your house matey think my cars a bit low Will look good when there all on, its suprising how high it was on the standard springs?

lol, don't worry bout the scrape marks mate, feel more sorry for ur undercarriage, lol!!

it was amazing how much better it looked straight away wasn't it?!?! can't wait to sort the rest out tomorrow!!

thanks for popping round mate. really good of you. i'll be updating my car thread tomorrow with pics of both springs and my latest purchase

It saved you having to come and pic it up mate and i was bored cant wait to see the pics of them fitted as going by how the front looked it'll look very good I'm going to have a look under my car tomorrow to see where its catching the road as it seemed to be in the middle of the car by the marks it left on the path and i thought it was the exhaust on the drivers side so it looks like it could be the diff which wont be very good as it catches now and again on the road when i'm driving??

edit : just thought Rob have they dragged that A class out of the wall yet?

When i fitted my Tein springs i thought they would settle but i cant say i have noticed any difference since i fitted them mate and thats been 6 months so i wouldnt expect it to drop much more if any at all

apparently the eibachs do settle out more over a couple of weeks, and the drop is lower than the tein s tech springs (is that what u have fella?? or you got coilovers??)

PMSL.....no!! still there!! what a cracker jacker that was!!!

I have the tein s tech i think they were supposed to be 35mm on the front and 23mm on the rear but the back still sits a fraction lower and i thought the front would drop a bit but never has

I keep reiterating this point about the S.Techs though, they are supposedly not meant to have a decent height drop, but I have to say that it really has made a cracking difference on mine. The back end sits perfectly with the wheel and the front just right. I was very pleased in all honesty

Hope you get the rears sorted out today mate and I'm looking forward to seeing the finalised pictures!
Well done as well so far!

Jamie

Well, they're all fitted and the car looks great with its more aggressive stance.

The biggest PITA was removing all those carpet clips in the boot!!

Car sits SOOOO much better and after a 'casual' test drive, its immediately obvious how much better it handles. Body roll is radically reduced and it goes exactly where i want it. The weather isn't the best at the minute, so summer should be fun, but it really is a cracking mod IMHO.

The front is settling nicely (probably due to engine weight) and the back should hopefully catch up soon.

I think i'll give it till i return from the states beginning of Feb and then get the geo adjusted accordingly.

Pics to follow soon.

Very good matey look forward to seeing it again and can you get on your drive ok?? need to get my geo done asap as its starting to eat the rear tyres on mine now

yep, get on the drive fine.....unlike some

Think mine must be lower due to all the fuel it has in...

Congrats mate and im glad your happy with it

git



cheers fella

A couple of pics. Bear in mind they will settle out over the next couple of weeks, especially the rear.





Tis a huge improvement, not only the look, but the handling is spot on!!

See to me the front looks fine but the back has always been the problem an looks no differnt I know u say it needs to settle but still... as long as ur happy tis ur money of course lol

im sure they will drop quite a lot,how many miles have you done on this set up?
take a photo in 100 miles and you will see a big difference.

the back's dropped circa 10mm since they were fitted (measured).

i've driven about 5 miles tops since they were on. I;ve seen a fair few TTE lowered cars and i know for a fact they will settle out nicely.

will get some pics after i've driven it a little more

not to mention the massive improvement in handling of course.....

dont worry they WILL drop

I will have to come see at a meet m8 I cant afford to do it I am a poor person at the mo bday in feb though lol

aye, they sure will.

will the handling also improve or will it stay as it is now??

You'll notice it over the next few months matey and you'll be throwing it round islands at silly speeds it does look better than it did yesterday as i could get my head inside the rear wheel arch looks like someones left some scratches on the path outside your house Rob ("why does petrol weigh so much")

Wahay! You managed it - nice one amigo.... Sounds like your a happy chappy!

Good work and it looks pretty decent now so look forward to seeing it in its final resting position

All the best,
Jamie

no, don't think its petrol related, must be a huge boot weight
but yes, i agree, i could have fit my head in those wheel arches!!!



cheers mate, its made the world of difference already. Just need some nice weather for a proper test drive