Question on ride control and hotchkis lowering kit ?
07-03-2003, 08:29 PM
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Question on ride control and hotchkis lowering kit ?
Hey guys
I just got all my hotchkis parts and edelbrock shocks
What do i do with the ride control now?
how does it actually work is it air based or electical?
Now the Big question how long will it take to install the kit with no hoist ?i have air tools and lots of jacks stands and some patience
just wanna know what I'm in for
Jim
I just got all my hotchkis parts and edelbrock shocks
What do i do with the ride control now?
how does it actually work is it air based or electical?
Now the Big question how long will it take to install the kit with no hoist ?i have air tools and lots of jacks stands and some patience
just wanna know what I'm in for
Jim
07-04-2003, 08:06 PM
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Re: Question on ride control and hotchkis lowering kit ?
I did mine a few years ago so it's a bit fuzzy. First I took it into a shop because I didn't want to deal with the front end. They got the rears in okay but gave up on the fronts. The rears are pretty straight forward, you might want to cut the end of one of the drivers side bolts off so you can get it in without having to move the fuel tank.
From everything I read the fronts should not be too hard. The shop I took it to gave up because they couldn't get the front ball joint out. I went to Discount and rented a spring compressor and tried. I couldn't get the lowers off either so I took off the top ones and went that route. To do the fronts took about 5 hours. Rent a good internal spring compressor, you don't want it slipping on you.
From everything I read the fronts should not be too hard. The shop I took it to gave up because they couldn't get the front ball joint out. I went to Discount and rented a spring compressor and tried. I couldn't get the lowers off either so I took off the top ones and went that route. To do the fronts took about 5 hours. Rent a good internal spring compressor, you don't want it slipping on you.
07-05-2003, 09:23 AM
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its not that bad.make sure you get a good spring compressor.have a buddy help.like tin man said you may have to go through the top.as for the ride control it is connected to your shocks. it will have to go.good luck, 
07-05-2003, 05:42 PM
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Re: Question on ride control and hotchkis lowering kit ?
Well I got the rears in ok
But the fronts are a pain in the ***
we couln't seperate the ball joints
how in the hell do people do the fronts
Gonna have to take it to the shop to get the fronts done i think make it there problem
well the rear looks nice at least ....
I need a beer
jim
But the fronts are a pain in the ***
we couln't seperate the ball joints
how in the hell do people do the fronts
Gonna have to take it to the shop to get the fronts done i think make it there problem
well the rear looks nice at least ....
I need a beer
jim
07-05-2003, 09:15 PM
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Re: Question on ride control and hotchkis lowering kit ?
To get the top one off I loosened the nut so it just covered the end of the threads, then gave it a whack with a brass hammer. It came off fairly easy, I'm not sure why everyone who writes an article about taking the lower off never has a problem .... Taking the upper off though you also need to remove the brake caliper and suspend it with a rope or something similar while you change the springs. Personally, I think it will take a small nuclear explosion to get the bottom one off.
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