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Victoria
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August 2005
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Prying out AE86 Struts?
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Sat, 29 October 2005 10:10
 
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shoudn't they just fall out? by their own weight?
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Prying out AE86 Struts?
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Sat, 29 October 2005 10:25
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sway bar or castor control rod still attached to lower swing-arm?
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Location:
Victoria
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August 2005
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Re: Pryed out struts. trying to change shocks and springs
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Sat, 29 October 2005 10:29
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Thanks...
done. using the control arm as support..
Im actually trying to change the shocks and springs
and now i cant take out that top bolt...
not that its too hard but i cant get a grip becuase its spinning... something like that...
more help
lol
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Location:
adelaide
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June 2004
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Re: AE86 Struts OUT. Trying to change shocks/springs
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Sat, 29 October 2005 10:40
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are you using spring compressors?
if not, and you get that bolt off, then you will'nt have a pretty head left.
maybe take them up to your local tyre joint, and ask them to take them apart.
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Location:
Victoria
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August 2005
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Re: AE86 Struts OUT. Trying to change shocks/springs
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Sat, 29 October 2005 10:53
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right the spring compressor....
now ive gotta put the strut back drive down to my uncles house and borrow his spring compressor... *sigh I want to keep my face
Thanks for that mate... should have started with the right equipment
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Location:
Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: AE86 Struts OUT. Trying to change shocks/springs
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Sat, 29 October 2005 13:40
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look, the shock will spin in the strut as you have found
either use a rattle gun on the top nut or
hold your shock insert with some vice grips and then turn the top nut, be careful not to damage shock.
id recommend the tyre shop myself..
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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October 2003
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Re: AE86 Struts OUT. Trying to change shocks/springs
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Sat, 29 October 2005 13:48
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Get a Huge F'off bar, put it under the control arm and on the other end push down, it should be sitting on the sway bar, you can push down as hard as you like. You will just see the control arm go down so easy. Even with a stock spring in there, should be able to get it out with not to much difficulty. Sine I used the bar, I can change springs/shocks myself
I think thats how they tell you to do it in the AE86 Manual aswell.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Frankston, Victoria
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: AE86 Struts OUT. Trying to change shocks/springs
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Sat, 29 October 2005 13:54
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Lol yeah I almost found out the non-spring compressor thing the hard way. got the top nut off a few threads and then realized how much the spring was pushing against it... The amount of pressure released would be like a 12 gauge shotgun, with a big thick bit of steel as the ammunition (top hat)...
Note to self and others: search toymods before doing any home job modifications
But yeah you'll find theres a rubber dust cover at the top of the shock, wrap some vice grips around that and clamp it, the rubber will help lessen the risk of damaging your shock and will also grip the bar alot better than metal vs metal.
Kev.
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Location:
Gawler
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May 2005
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Re: AE86 Struts OUT. Trying to change shocks/springs
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Sun, 30 October 2005 11:17
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Please use spring compressors, as the apprentice that i am i learnt very quickly that they are very usefull. That was after being thrown across the workshop and a very large bruse on my shoulder.
And the springs that i didnt compress were lowered anyway so the pressure was minimal.
Sam.
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Location:
Victoria
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August 2005
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Re: Suspension in the AE86
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Sun, 30 October 2005 17:20
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Sorry havn't posted but i used a clamp and i had the end of the shock in my eye...
jokes...
I changed the strut instead with some height adjustable ones so i didn't need a spring compressor anyway. Now my 86 has trd shocks all round with rear adjustables, cusco 12kg front with cusco pillow ball camber tops and trd 6kg blues in the rear... OVERKILL! but suprisingly stilll rides very well (and i live in a bumpy suburb) still might downgrade to 8kg TRD fronts in the future, see how these go.
Was going to change the ae86 rear diff into JDM locked diff but i ran into another problem fitting the ae92 brakes. the backing plate(i think thats what the thin bit of metel around the disc is...) is in the way. as soon as i get the disc off and can cut and bits in the way
Thanks for the help with my suspension! 
EOI: standard struts with fairly new shocks and standard springs, and matching rear bits.
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. Are there any tips or tricks to remove the strut?
