lowering my vibe tomorrow

[hskater26]

im lowering my vibe tomorrow.......about how long will it take me an my buddy to do it???

[AKLGT]

probably about 2.5 hrs with air tools

[WaveAction]

it's pretty easy, backs are alot easier then the fronts, but easy all around..2.5 hrs sounds about right..took me 1.5 hrs on my sunfire cause i had everything..hoist, air tools and spring compressors

[hskater26]

ok cool i dont have air tools or hoist but i have jack stands and a spring compressor..........and sockets.....that will do right?

[WaveAction]

yea, it'll work, just take ya abit longer, maybe 4 hrs to do it all, give or take an hour per spring

[VIBEwithanO]

I don't have anything important to add, I just wanted to say nothing looks as good as a lowered vibe. Vibe FTW!

[hskater26]

haha ok cool thanks for all the answers.......im so excited to lower it tomorrow ive been waiting like 2 years to do it and finally decided to ill be posting pics once its done!

[Vivid_Art]

Awesome I cant wait til I get to lower mine too!! 4hrs? Any idea what a shop would charge for them to do it?

[scherry2]

I changed mine in my driveway in about 4 hours with hand tools. the longest part was waiting for the local Hires auto parts to change the springs on the struts for me. its pretty easy. good luck

[ajflan]

Definitley post some pics when you're done!

[ramenboy...]

ok, in about 4 hours, we'll be able to say welcome othe dropped club!!!!definitely post your picsvividart, i i had my car lowered at the place i bought the springs. total was about $300 and change.

[WaveAction]

k well..it's tomorrow..how's the lowering process going?? post pics when you're done too!

[hskater26]

so i got the front lowered and i went to lower my back and we couldn't get a wrench into the whole to loosen up the bolt on the top of the shock.......i'm getting some power tools from my buddy tomorrow so hopefully i can get it done cause i think it looks pretty silly with a 2 in drop in the front and not the back haha the front ones were a pain but the backs look pretty simple but the front does loo kawesome with the drop haha

[mgwashburn]

Thats Awesome, we gotta see some pics of this...I don't think anybody has done a drag-style racing look on the vibe before. Please post some half/lowered vibe pics.

[hskater26]

hahaha ok ill take some pics tomorrow for ya............do u know what the deal is with those bolts in the back........do u need an alan and a wrench for it??

[mgwashburn]

Good question, I usually do all my own work, but I don't have springs compressors, so I had my friend who is a mechanic take care of that one for me. I am sure somebody else on this board would know...post it as a separate topic and I am sure somebody will have an answer.

[Sublimewind]

You may need to go to an Autozone and borrow the strut tool, it's a socket that has a large cut out in it to get he hex wrench in... that of if you get an impact wrench, you can reach through the spring with a pair of channel locks and crab the strut shaft as close to the top as possible. The impact wrench moves so fast and which shuch force that you should be able to get the nut off/on that way...

[hskater26]

ok cool thanks for all the help .......im going over my buddies tonight and he has a impact wrench and hes lowered his car and a few others so he should be able to help me....but heres a pic of my hotrod vibe haha hopefully tonight itl be evened out haha

[Toasted7]

Nice dragVibe! haha, looks sweet... you will have it evened out shortly!

[BlueCrush]

Quote, originally posted by hskater26 »ok cool thanks for all the help .......im going over my buddies tonight and he has a impact wrench and hes lowered his car and a few others so he should be able to help me....but heres a pic of my hotrod vibe haha hopefully tonight itl be evened out haha Cool! Looks like mine was during mid lowering. LOL! :

[hskater26]

hahaha we could have gone drag racing together! looks like ur fronts were a little lower then mine are right now haha i have to drive it to work today so atleast it wont be too too bad

[BlueCrush]

Braking will feel the strangest. You will feel like you are being thrown forward if you brake too hard. Take it easy on the turns and curves too.

[hskater26]

ok i will thanks for the tip i should be evening it all out tonight if all goes well haha

[hskater26]

im still having trouble with the back of my car......maybe somone can help.......i cant get the rubber and the metal piece bolted back onto the top of the shock on the inside of my car cause the top isnt coming through enough any ideas???