Spoon Springs Install DIY

SpooRk said:

Are these your pro shop times or joe blow times? I can see a lot of people undertaking this job and spending 8 hours lol is there any part of the job that could cause a hang up for someone doing this in their garage at home?

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I installed springs at my house. The fronts were a pain, but I didn't stick to my instincts and do it like spoon did...I did it the hard way and it took way too long. Their way will be much faster.

iforyou said:

Does anyone know the torque specs for the suspension install?

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I've been looking for this as well and in the process learned there aren't any helms manuals for the FK8.

SpooRk said:

Are these your pro shop times or joe blow times? I can see a lot of people undertaking this job and spending 8 hours lol is there any part of the job that could cause a hang up for someone doing this in their garage at home?

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shouldn't take too long. It took me like 3 hours the first time around. First side took the most time and second side took ~45mins. Mind you, this is only the first time so should be faster second time around.

Kawaisou#00533 said:

Step 13 is cutting the bump stop, what are you having trouble with? It's a rubbery material so using a hand saw or a knife with teeth makes it easier.

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I’m sorry I meant 12 this phone never gave a notification

Definitely need spring silencers for spoon. Bought some tein silencers and it worked perfectly...no more spring clap.

02SilverSiHB said:

Definitely need spring silencers for spoon. Bought some tein silencers and it worked perfectly...no more spring clap.

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What does this exactly do?

CHAMPIONSHIPWHITE said:

What does this exactly do?

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Some of the coils smack against each other causing some noise. It would happen on big bumps like speed bumps.

This help get rid of that noise

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I installed my Spoon spring silencers today, Thanks to GoTuning for shipping them out to me.

I used this method to install my springs, and I agree that it is most likely the easiest method. However, there are a few details that are not covered here, and they will definitely be challenging if you’re planning on doing this at home on jack stands.

Few things I want to point out:

- Removing the under tray is a pain because there are so many bolts and plastic push pins. You’ll have to remove 5-10mm nuts in the rear, 2 Allen bolts in the front and a bunch of plastic push pins. Make sure you have push pin remover tool for those because they’re really tight and hard to pop out. This would be very easy if the car is high up on the lift, but it is a pain if you’re navigating through tight space under the car.

- In Step 6, you’ll need a 19mm wrench and an Allen key. The Allen key will prevent the bolt from spinning when you loosen the 19mm bolt. I recommend removing the air brake deflector to give you room. The air brake guide is held by 2-10mm nuts.

- For the subframe bolts, the two under the car is easy to remove. A breaker bar or high torque impact gun will break it loose without any issues. For the horizontal one, you’ll need a 19mm wrench. You can’t fit a socket in there cause of the tiny space. You can’t turn it very much so it look a long time to get it out. I recommend getting a ratchet wrench so you reverse and pull while keeping the bolt in the wrench.

- For the front AND rear, make sure both sides are off the ground when you remove the sway bar nuts. It wasn’t mentioned here because I guess Spoon had the car on the lift so it’s not an issue. I found out the hard way when the sway bar end link got stuck in the rear perch.

- Finally, for the front strut nut removal, I recommend loosening the bolt while the strut is still on the car. Just break it loose so it is easier to remove it later on when it’s off the car.

When removing the stock spring from the strut, is a spring compressor really needed?, or is it called out for liability reasons? The same question for installing the new spring onto the strut? I used a heavy towel draped over the spring on other projects to “catch” the spring.

late camaro said:

When removing the stock spring from the strut, is a spring compressor really needed?, or is it called out for liability reasons? The same question for installing the new spring onto the strut? I used a heavy towel draped over the spring on other projects to “catch” the spring.

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I think for your own and others’ safety, use a spring compressor. I don’t know how much energy the springs store and risk injuring myself or others or damaging other things. I always use a spring compressor, then put the strut away from me and when I unbolt the strut nuts. For installing, I guess you don’t need it if the strut nuts reach the threads on the piston rod, but if it doesn’t, you’ll need to compress the springs.

when removing you can "technically" do it without a spring compressor.
Have like an empty tire or a cushion butted up against it and hold down the spring while removing the strut nut and the impact will be absorbed by the tire. But with you being able to rent out a spring compressor for free from a local autozone, i don't see a reason to risk possible damage by not using one.

You might need it to install one if you cant push down on the spring enough to get the nut onto the strut. I couldn't with the swifts so i had to use a compressor even when installing the spring.

Good Deal, Thanks for the benefit of your experience.

Anyone try this method yet? Definitely looks the easiest and seems like you wouldn’t risk pulling the axle out.