Minnesota Focus Owners Club

So i just bought the DGR coilovers and they came in today. Does anyone have any tips on installing coilovers? I am mechanically inclined i just have never dealt with these before. I have a 2002 zx3 aswell.

DO NOT try to unbolt any of the rear control arms unless you want to buy new arms.

What part of town are you in? It's a pretty darn simple suspension to swap out.

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:DO NOT try to unbolt any of the rear control arms unless you want to buy new arms.

What part of town are you in? It's a pretty darn simple suspension to swap out.

Some people dont have your expertice.

Fronts are cake, the rears you will most likely have to cut the shock bolts.

bflesher wrote:Fronts are cake, the rears you will most likely have to cut the shock bolts.

Depends, I'd say soak them repeatedly with PB blaster and if you have a propane torch you can heat up the nuts before trying to remove the bolts.

Don't start your car on fire doing this though.

The rear shock bolts on mine have never been a problem but then mine have been through something like four suspension swaps so they aren't frozen in place.

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:The rear shock bolts on mine have never been a problem but then mine have been through something like four suspension swaps so they aren't frozen in place.

You're breaking them loose before the rust ever sets in

Redlineracer12 wrote:

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:The rear shock bolts on mine have never been a problem but then mine have been through something like four suspension swaps so they aren't frozen in place.

You're breaking them loose before the rust ever sets in

Well yeah, isn't that the way you're supposed to do it?

Thanks for the responses guys. I'm located in west mankato if you would like to swing by and help possibly. If you do just pm me your number. So I installed one of the fronts tonight and I can't figure out how the Hell that little bar connects to the coilover. The coilover hole is about 1.5" taller than that little bar..

By "taller" do you mean it's too high up on the strut to get the end link through?

Yes that is what I mean. Think I just have to get it farther into the knuckle?

Take pictures of the issue and post them.



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I can't figure out how to post phone pictures

Here's the problem.
[img]coilover[/img]
Hopefully this works

EvoFocus wrote:Here's the problem.
[img]coilover[/img]
Hopefully this works

Didn't work, try uploading your photo to Photobucket or similar... even Facebook would work if you copy the link.

Here you go. http://m1070.photobucket.com/albumview/ ... 0&newest=1
I made sure it was all the way in the knuckle this morning but this still won't go!