Best video ever! Helped out so much because I couldn't really find a video like this and plus your directions were very thorough and direct. Love the humor too😂
I believe you bought heavy duty variable rate springs, not standard duty constant rate. Looking at the order page on Rock Auto, it says the heavy duty variable rate spring add 1.5 to inches of height. I am about to do the shocks during my summer vacation, 2004 Silhouette. That hole in the wheel well, is in exactly the same place. Thanks.
I have a 2004 Chevy venture. It makes a sound in the rear whenever we go over any bumps. It also makes the same rattling type noise when going 50 mph or above. I replaced the shocks. The noise improved quite a bit but is still there. I am assuming it’s the coils since shocks were replaced. What type of noise did you guys experience happening when driving?
Thanks for posting your video, Just an FYI for anyone else who may be replacing Venture/ Montana springs. Check your installation instruction with your new variable assist springs, the tighter wound coils should go toward the top not the bottom.
@@jahright2806 , thanks again for posting the video, it made my spring and shock change much quicker. I originally put my new springs in the way you suggested but after I was all done I found the spring instructions in the bottom of the box.. Ugh!! then I read variable springs install tight coil up.. No big deal just dropped it all back down and flipped them over. Also for anyone else doing this coil change, the rear end will drop completely down without unbolting the stabilizer bar which will save more time..
Looks fun.my wife hit something & bent the whole axle!!! Of course she said no way i didnt hit anything lol.but i just replaced the whole axle & calipers ect but i rented a coil spring compresser because ive never done a job like this & it was pretty handy.but i see ur method works just as good.good video
You are doing this the hard way. You don't need to remove the track bar, you don't need to drop the brake line bracket. It doesn't take much with an external spring compressor that you can rent for free at any auto parts store and the coils fall right out, some worn springs can be compressed and pulled out by hand. Same thing on install, even if you use the 2" lift springs commonly available.
@@jahright2806 I just did another one of these. You just need to make sure you don't pull too hard on the parking brake cable as you drop the beam. Nothing else needs to come out besides the shocks.
Not every damper has A built-in spring to extend it...that affects the coil spring rebound rate...a true unilateral shock only uses valuing based upon the compression and extension qualities you need...
I don't know how you got the shock mount bolts out so easy. I've spent hours just getting one out and I bent the shock mount from pounding while stressed out. I'm so stressed out that I feel really sick. What happened is there is a sleeve that the bolt goes through. The bolt was stuck in that sleeve so the sleeve spins with the bolt. I bent the shock mount wider to get my vice grips in there to hold the sleeve, which slowly did work but @#%%^^. I haven't tried the top bolt yet which is much harder to get at. I tried removing the lower bolt on the other side and it's the exact same problem. I'm thinking about using a cut off wheel to cut bolts off but I need to know if I can get replacement bolts. I'm wondering if that sleeve is part of the new shock.
Yeah check Lowe’s or hardware store for the bolt before you cut it. Penetrating oil spray like PBlaster can help a bit. We sprayed like every other thing with it.
It is my practice to check the wheel for play in the wheel bearings, and check the rear brakes for tightness, or drag by spinning the round rubber. Heck, I found a few times that the rear drum pulls right off. When that happens, I make sure to clean it real good with brake clean, and tighten them up. The E brake pedal should not go down too easy.
Great video thanks! But for the love of God, unless you're in a well lite shop or garage. People please stop filming tutorial videos outside at night...
These instructions actually said to do it this way. It varies by make. This has been an ongoing debate for several years. So you just do whatever the manufacture says I guess. The general consensus is that it doesn’t actually make any difference. Sometimes the tighter coil is smaller diameter, so they only fit one way.
somebody please tell me can i put rear coil springs from FWD to AWD car ??? in rockauto there only FWD mark....its only 1 website where i can buy parts to europe
