tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91443016239784386112012-02-16T07:28:54.169-08:00Scraping through one meet at a time.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848482581313671171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144301623978438611.post-76065416006886920982011-07-16T01:10:00.000-07:002011-07-16T01:44:23.400-07:002011-07-16T01:44:23.400-07:00How to Install Coilovers on 240sx<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aCFijkR-IEA/TiFDnPCb0RI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ricW8gOX_WI/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-16%2Bat%2B12.19.37%2BAM.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aCFijkR-IEA/TiFDnPCb0RI/AAAAAAAAAGU/ricW8gOX_WI/s400/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-16%2Bat%2B12.19.37%2BAM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Fronts: </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-08o1B3kPvjY/TiFDnmsbMhI/AAAAAAAAAGk/JCFgra25iG8/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-16%2Bat%2B12.20.38%2BAM.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-08o1B3kPvjY/TiFDnmsbMhI/AAAAAAAAAGk/JCFgra25iG8/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-16%2Bat%2B12.20.38%2BAM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For stock struts: Remove the clip holding the brake line.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5i-TaM559zE/TiFDn5ju30I/AAAAAAAAAGs/dZaNFIvYztA/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-16%2Bat%2B12.20.52%2BAM.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5i-TaM559zE/TiFDn5ju30I/AAAAAAAAAGs/dZaNFIvYztA/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-16%2Bat%2B12.20.52%2BAM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step 1: </b>Take off the clip using a flat head screwdriver and pop it off with a hammer.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oYazVgH-jPs/TiFDoBcmTYI/AAAAAAAAAG0/14VOZtZ045Y/s1600/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-16%2Bat%2B12.21.04%2BAM.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oYazVgH-jPs/TiFDoBcmTYI/AAAAAAAAAG0/14VOZtZ045Y/s320/Screen%2Bshot%2B2011-07-16%2Bat%2B12.21.04%2BAM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step 2: </b>Remove both (17mm) bolts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2PS-JzHo8mM/TiFDxQz2ZQI/AAAAAAAAAG4/jmLSJGMju2s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.21.24+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2PS-JzHo8mM/TiFDxQz2ZQI/AAAAAAAAAG4/jmLSJGMju2s/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.21.24+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step 3: </b>Slowly pull out knuckle and set it aside.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4FtmeeAiEpk/TiFDzoXHmDI/AAAAAAAAAG8/PYYBiu8ZmTQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.21.41+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4FtmeeAiEpk/TiFDzoXHmDI/AAAAAAAAAG8/PYYBiu8ZmTQ/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.21.41+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now do the top nuts on top.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CpyWkUmjC1Y/TiFD0DhGR-I/AAAAAAAAAHA/ZdqQN1l6C48/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.22.24+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CpyWkUmjC1Y/TiFD0DhGR-I/AAAAAAAAAHA/ZdqQN1l6C48/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.22.24+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step 4: </b>Remove two (14mm) nuts, leaving one nut loosely on to hold the coilover.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AlZ8ddm9I7o/TiFD07Fja_I/AAAAAAAAAHE/MORSCHK_XH8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.23.01+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AlZ8ddm9I7o/TiFD07Fja_I/AAAAAAAAAHE/MORSCHK_XH8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.23.01+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Step 5: </b>Hold the coilovers while unbolting the last nut on top to detach from car.</div><div style="text-align: left;">That's it for taking out your front springs or coilovers!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Rears:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cpxob8SiHuY/TiFD7bgh6dI/AAAAAAAAAHo/QmDqWO0Dmzg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.28.06+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cpxob8SiHuY/TiFD7bgh6dI/AAAAAAAAAHo/QmDqWO0Dmzg/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.28.06+AM.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Step 1: </b>Remove the one of the two (12mm) nuts on top, leaving the second nut still on (but loose) to hold up the coilover.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tfs4OW-hEck/TiFD79kCSYI/AAAAAAAAAHs/hQP308mHb_g/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.28.30+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tfs4OW-hEck/TiFD79kCSYI/AAAAAAAAAHs/hQP308mHb_g/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.28.30+AM.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Step 2: </b>Remove the 17mm bolt on the bottom then do the same for the other side!</div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>How to Install Coilovers</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HFnxD9YmeoQ/TiFD1bkTmqI/AAAAAAAAAHI/MLOI_VDYqIA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.23.48+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HFnxD9YmeoQ/TiFD1bkTmqI/AAAAAAAAAHI/MLOI_VDYqIA/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.23.48+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Installing springs/coilovers is as easy as taking them off your 240. It's the reverse of removal.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_tKLrYCktpU/TiFD2FwKQeI/AAAAAAAAAHM/NXF_ZMLuggI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.24.48+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_tKLrYCktpU/TiFD2FwKQeI/AAAAAAAAAHM/NXF_ZMLuggI/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.24.48+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step 1: </b>Install one of the three (14mm) nuts on top of the coilover to hold up the strut assembly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QRacqAE5qSk/TiFD2szPKnI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/q1nD919oxi8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.25.17+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QRacqAE5qSk/TiFD2szPKnI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/q1nD919oxi8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.25.17+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <b>Step 2: </b>Push knuckle into lower mount.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aLB-n2H7Stw/TiFD3Nof3PI/AAAAAAAAAHU/iqpaMomlpWk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.25.27+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aLB-n2H7Stw/TiFD3Nof3PI/AAAAAAAAAHU/iqpaMomlpWk/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.25.27+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Line up the holes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OYHqUEswCOA/TiFD3_H0OnI/AAAAAAAAAHY/YK6rdP9z07Q/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.25.57+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OYHqUEswCOA/TiFD3_H0OnI/AAAAAAAAAHY/YK6rdP9z07Q/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.25.57+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <b>Step 3: </b>Tighten the two lower (17mm) bolts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-prvRyE1ZVVc/TiFD4WPOBcI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ctsH30zrJto/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.26.32+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-prvRyE1ZVVc/TiFD4WPOBcI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ctsH30zrJto/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.26.32+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Step 4: </b>Reinstall and tighten all three (14mm) nuts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6lJYwKCZQp8/TiFD5ovMziI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xzLTs5v9Zoo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.26.56+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6lJYwKCZQp8/TiFD5ovMziI/AAAAAAAAAHg/xzLTs5v9Zoo/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+12.26.56+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's it for front suspension! The rears are as simple as taking the suspension off!! It's reverse of removal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Watch my video on how to install and remove springs/coils on a 240!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/c8koXiqqc70/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c8koXiqqc70?f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c8koXiqqc70?f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried to keep it simple with my first how-to video and step-by-step photo. Any questions on how to install parts on your 240, please comment!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9144301623978438611-7606541600688692098?l=matts13vert.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/31325_104769612902166_100001073846338_42821_7108168_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/31325_104769612902166_100001073846338_42821_7108168_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">April 2009:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Basic plan was just to lower my car on some nice coils and wheels and that's it.</span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font: 12.0px inherit; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/167344_161151717263955_100001073846338_325546_4005525_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/167344_161151717263955_100001073846338_325546_4005525_n.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></span></div></div></div><div style="font: 12.0px inherit; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">September 2010: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I started upgrading my wheels, brakes, and suspension. I won my first trophy at the S-Chassis car show in Anaheim.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/267956_204925076219952_100001073846338_578798_419019_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/267956_204925076219952_100001073846338_578798_419019_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font: 12.0px inherit; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div></div><div style="font: 12.0px inherit; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 2011:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Over the course of two years, my car got addicting and I changed pretty much everything from my own home. I'm going to show you how to do some of the stuff I did and how you can do it yourself from home. </span></span></div></div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9144301623978438611-8481627884400731449?l=matts13vert.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>
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