i just ordered coilovers today, and what i need to know is to do the fronts do i have to take that top pinch bolt out that holds the upper 2 control arms, or can i just work around it. and how long do u think it will take to do all four thanks

 

don't remove the pinch bolt. it should take like 4-7 hours for the first time

 

ok that was my only worry, i took it out three years ago and it was a big pain in the *** to do. any adivce or helpful tips to make the install a little easy

 

PB blast everything you'll be working a day or two beforehand, keep spraying until you start working. The caps in the engine bay that cover the two nuts holding in the front suspension are a pain in the *** to get out and may take longer than you expect. Other than that, it's pretty straight forward and extremely simple. Good luck, post pictures when you're done.

 

Yeah, do not take out that top bolt. I think the way I did it without removing that upperbolt is to unbolt the control arm the coilover is mounted to, where it attaches to the frame. Then I think the I unbolted the bolt that attaches the sway bar to the control arm. (http://www.audiworld.com/tech/wheel28.shtml 3rd picture down, both bolts, plus the control arm to frame bolt.) It's not that bad, just time consuming. PB blaster is definately going to be your friend!

I did my shocks and springs a couple months ago, it took about 6 hours, but that's cause I had to take apart the old springs and shocks to get parts off of them and my helper had to leave half way through.

 

I'm considering getting some also, where did you get them, how much?

Thanks

 

Www.stratmosphere.com sells them.

 

don't get them. at least not the non dampening version. I got mine for my sedan from stratmosphere brand new for $450 and I wish I wouldn't have