h-tech, just installed

[chicotunner07]

look down below

[chicotunner07]

before


after

[ThetC]

the h-techs are lookin nice, i cant wait for spring to slapem on, lol, im in new england and we gotta wait for the harsh weather to pass although it is nice today at a glorius 40 degrees, sure beats the **** outta below 0 temps

[chicotunner07]

i did it myself with a friend using the articles here, they really helped!

[ThetC]

i should try it myself huh? i think ill call my boy and do the same

[chicotunner07]

yeah, totally doable, took about 5 hours on and off, if i would have done it non-stop maybe 3 1/2 hours, the back was twice as hard as the front becaude of the position of the bolts, but with a little "persuasion" it can be done, good luck!!

[rex_b]

hey umm i was allready thinking of getting h techs but my friend told me i need shocks and struts for the h tech. i was just wondering what i need to accomodate the h tech lowering springs..camber kits shocks struts i need help im not sure.i dont want to buy extra things i dont need

[chicotunner07]

i bought nothing more then the h-techs springs alone, and it feels like stock, no harshness at all, and handles a lil better but swaybars are really needed, as for camber kits, they are not necessary, just look at my pictures, there is almost no visible negative camber!

[rex_b]

thank you man real help!where did you get yours?im looking mines up at directtunning.com so yeah any better sites you know?

[chicotunner07]

i bought them from ZPI, www.zeropointindustries.net , it was 179.00 with shipping, and took about a week and 2 days, they are a very reliable company!

[hotrice]

what made you decide to get the h tech instead of the s tech. the s tech is suppose to lower the car more?

[chicotunner07]

yeah, but at the cost of exesive negative camber, leading to bad handling, and leading to uneven and accelerated tire wear, sure S-techs are lower, but h-techs look nice and clean, and will save u money in the long run!!

[navylife59]

You can buy camber adjusting front cam bolts and rear camber links.

[chicotunner07]

yeah i know, but that would lead to spending more money, and besides im planning to upgrade to 18's pretty soon and i definitely dont want any rubbing goin on, so the H-techs are perfect for me, whoever wants s-techs for the fact that its lower, i agree its a nice set up, but if you dont plan to fix your negative camber and dish out a few extra hundreds, then stick with something milder like h-techs or hotchkis springs

[ThetC]

I finally put my h-techs in and they do look excelent, they ride beautiful and are goin to match up perfect with my rims when i put them on.....

now on the other hand, i ****ed up a lil on the install..... i admit, this is my first import, im 18, and this was my first suspension job especially with out torque renches and air tools, etc. on my driver side shock, i admit i asembled it wrong, and the reason is that when i took apart the assembly it wasnt compressed enough so it sprung off a little bit and i lost concentration of assembly. Now what i did was i cut the bump stop at .6", I compressed the spring, and started, i put the bump stop first then one of the other rubber parts. Now the other rubber part, I put it on the inside of the shell instead of on top with the washer and bolt.......

I know have a clunking noise in the rear so tomorrow im going to re-take it apart and do that side again, we'll see what happens

on a good note, I got the other side right, and the fronts come out perfect, and the car looks awsome dunked., I CANT WAIT FOR HOT IMPORT NIGHTS----- APRIL 28TH-------- BOSTON

[chicotunner07]

yeah i would redo it too, congratulations!!

[ThetC]

WTF, I JUST RE-DID THE BACK, AND IT STILL CLUNKS, SHOULD I TAKE OUT THE BUMPSTOPS IN THE BACK OUT ALL TOGETHER, OR SHOULD i JUST THE METAL PART ON THEM OFF, THIS IS PISSING ME OFF, BUT THE FRONT IS STILL PERFECT AND IT STILL LOOKS MINT

[chicotunner07]

i really dont know what to do....what metal part are you talkin about??

[ThetC]

do you remember the metal that was part of the bump stop on the rear suspension, thats what im talkin about

[chicotunner07]

OHH i took that off, im pretty sure thats where ur noise is coming from!!