I installed the coilovers last week on my 89 nissan Laurel with rb20det. took about 1.5 hours because i had to slot the holes on my rear strut bar to accomodate the larger strut top nuts and that took me about 35 minutes with a file
. i just jacked the whole car up, put it on stands, and then used a jack under the lower control arms to lift the lower mounts up so i could install the shorter coilover units. very easy install if you don't have a home-made rear strut brace.
for the laurel, the front was wayyyyy lower than the rear, as they are heavier in the front than a silvia. but it still sits better than it did with spring/shock combo. I will get around to adjusting it when i have time. I've played with damper settings and currently have it at 10 front, 7 rear, and the ride is great and handles awesome, albeit it is abit rough on the old new zealand road surfaces. i currently have 17x7.5" mags on the rear and stock 15x6" mags up front as i just sold my other set of 17's as i'm upgrading to 5stud next week, so i'll mess around with settings after that.
heres some pics of the install:
clearance on the front with stock 15x6" mags, plenty of room.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...r/DVC00126.jpg
front tophats from in engine bay
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...r/DVC00125.jpg
front install pics
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...r/DVC00124.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...r/DVC00119.jpg
rear tophat from inside trunk
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...r/DVC00121.jpg
rear install
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...r/DVC00120.jpg
they just look so much more BLING than my old ones!!
