Changing rear springs vyss

[richierich]

Wanting some advise on changing rear springs on a vyss.How to take them out and replace with new ones.

Cheers Richie

[SweetWagon]

Wanting some advise on changing rear springs on a vyss.How to take them out and replace with new ones.

Cheers Richie

Easy.. I'm assuming its the same as a VT, jack the rear up, take handbrake off, unbolt the shocks from the bottom mounts, and the springs will come out with a bit of persuasion.

Install new springs, and you will have to jack the trailing arms back up until its back inline with the shock, bolt both shocks back up and lower the car back to the ground..

I found it much easier with the wheel removed.

[richierich]

Easy.. I'm assuming its the same as a VT, jack the rear up, take handbrake off, unbolt the shocks from the bottom mounts, and the springs will come out with a bit of persuasion.

Install new springs, and you will have to jack the trailing arms back up until its back inline with the shock, bolt both shocks back up and lower the car back to the ground..

I found it much easier with the wheel removed.

How do you take the handbrake off? Do you mean release the handbrake?

Thanks Richie

[richierich]

Might as well replace the shocks at the same time.Do you need to take the top plate off to get the shocks out or can you undo the bolt at the top of the shock inside the boot?

[Skooby]

Mate, for your safety and everyone elses, if your asking how to do it with suspension and brakes, just pay someone the $40 to do it, aty least you know it's then done right and you won't kill someone by doing it wrong.

Watch the person you pay, take note so you can do it yourself next time.....

[richierich]

Mate, for your safety and everyone elses, if your asking how to do it with suspension and brakes, just pay someone the $40 to do it, aty least you know it's then done right and you won't kill someone by doing it wrong.

Watch the person you pay, take note so you can do it yourself next time.....

I wish $40.Very helpful Skooby.

[Skooby]

What? Im looking out for the safety intrests of everybody. The amount of cars I deal with on a weekly basis, where the DIY is just plain dodgy, is unbelieveable.

It does not takle long to do, Jack it up, and pull out the old ones and put in the new ones. I saw when they did mine (the rears springs only), and it took them no more than 15 minutes.

So $40, yeah.

[dynoryder]

if you have to do it your self then rasie the car put jackstands under the chassis rails then take the wheels off and put them under the sils use hydrolick jacks only scissor jacks are only for road side use when needed and even than they can be deadly i have herad a lot of stories of mechanics getting crushed useing good jacks so never work under cars with scissor jacks

[dynoryder]

o yea i have done some with the handbrake on up on the hoist but just realease the handbrake lever

[VYMAD]

I don't think you can really go wrong by doing it yourself, if everything's tightened back up the way it was etc, then how can you "kill someone" by "doing it wrong" ?

[richierich]

Today i replaced the rear springs from ssl to sl matching the front and at the same time repalced the fe2 shocks with GT monroes.It now sits perfectly with a finger between the trye and guard just the way i wanted it.The ride is only a tad firmer than fe2 so i'm happy with that aspect.
Thanks guys for your help with info.
As you say, the job was a piece of piss.

[daniel555]

It will drop a little lower with time, And it'll be a little softer once everything settles in.