New to working on cars in general. Help., Serious. |
New to working on cars in general. Help., Serious. |
 Oct 29 2011, 10:01 AM
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Well as from my previous thread, I've purchased a 240. And it's my second car. I'm really into them, but I have this fear of working on it ! I don't know why. I guess because I'm new to it, and I don't know where to start !
I'm just scared to mess up because of stupidity. Right now the car is all stock other than coilovers which aren't set low, and an exhaust. The coils are K-Sports, and the exhaust is Megan. I plan Lowering it pretty low, not oil pan scraping low but decent. I plan on picking up a floor jack tomorrow, idk if I should get a low pro, or a regular one. But my first plan is to adjust the coilovers, but I don't know where to start. I'm trying to find a tech manual or somthing I can just read through to learn more. But for now this is just my regular Daily driver. Any help/thoughts on this?! Thanks. |
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Oct 30 2011, 05:41 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 1-July 10 From: Northern Indiana Member No.: 535 |
What he said. If you don't understand sarcasm, he was mildly joking with the last section.
This is true for nearly all coilovers, KSport's included. --------------------  |
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Tedskiii New to working on cars in general. Help. Oct 29 2011, 10:01 AM
David48 If you can afford it, get a low pro. The coil over... Oct 29 2011, 01:16 PM
Tedskiii QUOTE (David48 @ Oct 29 2011, 02:16 PM) I... Oct 29 2011, 06:23 PM David48 ^He speaks the truth. Don't be afraid. Just go... Oct 29 2011, 06:50 PM durty harry ya, i think a service manual would be good for you... Oct 29 2011, 06:26 PM Ivan the Terrible Chilton 240sx manual, read it, memorize it, worshi... Oct 29 2011, 06:48 PM Tedskiii Alright so ordered a low pro jack, jack stands, an... Oct 30 2011, 12:28 AM s13 brian Online service manual for all 240's Oct 30 2011, 03:29 AM David48 No, not the whole unit. Just the lowest bracket th... Oct 30 2011, 05:29 AM Nachtmensch QUOTE (David48 @ Oct 30 2011, 12:29 AM) N... Oct 30 2011, 05:46 AM Tedskiii QUOTE (Nachtmensch @ Oct 30 2011, 06:46 A... Oct 30 2011, 08:21 PM Ivan the Terrible Idk bro, loosening the bracket is a lot more easie... Oct 30 2011, 08:12 AM David48 Yeah I've always just spun the bracket up. Som... Oct 30 2011, 10:45 AM steinkrunk There's one tool it seems you have missed and ... Oct 30 2011, 03:36 PM Goon360 While you're down there, check your suspension... Oct 30 2011, 07:57 PM David48 Not really. As long as there's some pre load, ... Oct 31 2011, 02:55 AM Tedskiii Alright so this morning I took a look at it. Im un... Oct 31 2011, 11:10 PM David48 No no no no. Never undo that nut. The orange brack... Oct 31 2011, 11:25 PM Tedskiii QUOTE (David48 @ Nov 1 2011, 12:25 AM) No... Nov 1 2011, 03:50 AM David48 Yup. What I would do to keep it even, is spin up t... Nov 1 2011, 12:52 PM Tedskiii ^^Thanks !! I can't get too low right ... Nov 1 2011, 02:37 PM Tedskiii Ok so I got the front left side, and those bulls**... Nov 3 2011, 04:13 AM Tedskiii Sad I can't even handle a simple ass task like... Nov 3 2011, 04:33 AM David48 How old are they? The collars might be stuck on th... Nov 3 2011, 12:43 PM Tedskiii QUOTE (David48 @ Nov 3 2011, 01:43 PM) Ho... Nov 3 2011, 02:05 PM Tedskiii And how am I supposed to break the torque on the n... Nov 3 2011, 02:19 PM Ivan the Terrible Hammer time Nov 3 2011, 02:46 PM Tedskiii QUOTE (Ivan the Terrible @ Nov 3 2011, 03... Nov 3 2011, 05:56 PM Ivan the Terrible Hit hard as fuck and use tri-flo, its way better f... Nov 3 2011, 06:10 PM Tedskiii QUOTE (Ivan the Terrible @ Nov 3 2011, 07... Nov 3 2011, 06:50 PM David48 Imagine you're viewing it from the top. Spin i... Nov 3 2011, 07:41 PM Tedskiii QUOTE (David48 @ Nov 3 2011, 08:41 PM) Im... Nov 3 2011, 09:42 PM David48 You could add more preload, or you can remove the ... Nov 4 2011, 12:56 PM Tedskiii QUOTE (David48 @ Nov 4 2011, 01:56 PM) Yo... Nov 4 2011, 03:30 PM David48 Well I when I went balls low I just kept spinning ... Nov 4 2011, 07:47 PM steinkrunk Don't mess with your preload!!! Yo... Nov 5 2011, 05:58 PM |
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