How to Install Lowering Springs DIY Installation
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2014
- In this Video I show you how to install lowering springs in simple easy steps. Lowering your car can give you a more sporty feel and better control on cornering. Watch the video and see how I install these lowering springs.
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Very useful 'real world' and 'real owner' videos for any mk4 owner. Appreciate the time you put in. When I have a question about something on my golf, usually i get an answer from your videos. Thanks.
I have noted the comments made previously on the page, that aside this is a brilliant Video. No waffle, great camera and excellent commentary. I am now following BMAC
Thank you for these videos i watched 2 an got the front break pads done and my lowering springs today thank u again
"remember, always safety first"
*drives around not wearing his seatbelt*
thug life 😆
Great vid man had to replace one of my top mounts on rear, this vid helped a lot. I like your honesty about losing a bolt. Great help please keep it up.
Great video, simple steps. Your DIY videos are well appreciated. Thanks BMAC!
No apologies needed sir. Very well made video and lots of detail. Thank you for the video man! I’m a lot more confident now 😁
Great vid thanks man. Few tips for those doing this:
My rear bolts were seized. I used a 6 point socket not 12 point to avoid rounding bolt heads. For the front if you dont have an impact driver crack the nuts with the car on the ground before removing the shock the 2nd nut can be really tight. I used a 21mm spark plug socket and 7mm long handled brake caliper allen key to hold it. Refitting front shocks is the hardest part. VW do a hub splitter tool to help them slide back in. Rubbing the inside of the hub with sandpaper and lubing it with wd40 also helped get the shock back in.
Exelentes todos tus videos. Me fueron de mucha ayuda para hacerle el mantenimiento de mi auto espero sigas subiendo mas. Saludos desde Tierra del fuego Argentina.
Love the videos man!! Keep them up!! Can't wait for some more!!!
Guys done it again! Quality!
Haha
Love that smile bro. "you could use a low end wrench or allen key.... OR you could use one of these.."
Priceless :)
Gj mate on the DIY
Good video mate, gonna change my shocks and springs this weekend. Looks pretty straightforward (hopefully)
THANKS FOR THE VIDEO BRO!JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR!!!
Top tip I found when have the lower bolt of. Use a flat wide chisel and put it in to the gap. Then tap it and shock will fall out quickly. Worked a treat for me.
really good video man thanks aLot greetings from LA California
wow this looks way easier than i thought it would be, thanks
Top videos mate
Keep them going!
And thanx for Sharing!
good tutorial man, with the fronts though i would mention that some models of car have ancillaries attached directly to the strut itself, e.g brake line brackets or anti-roll bar drop links. I usually get these out of the way first and you can even zip tie them back if you wana be super careful, just makes things go smoothly and to avoid any damage to them. :) but thumbs up for safety and all that with the compressed springs.
If you are not replacing the dampers just take the bolt out from the bottom of them instead of the two at the top much easya 👍
Good vid bmacs
Great video mate. Really helpful. Thanks.
this video helped install my megan racing springs. thanks :)
My 06 passat 2.0t fsi ass end is so high. I wanna drop it down making it even with the front I've been thinking about lowering springs. You gave me a good answer lol thx!
nice job bro!! greetings from USA
diggin the new intro music. great vid too obvi
That was a dodgy release of those back spring but hay, they came out fast and you still have all your limbs so cool man. :'D
Nice video very imformative and good for us !
Thanks for video. U made my day. :))
This was really helpful thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Great vid..well presenyed thanks
great job!!
great videos, easy to follow and to the point, im about to install springs on my 2012 passat, is the process the same, any info would help, thanks!
Very cool! Could you maybe do a vid on how to make your electric windows go down with the remote? I think you do a setting in the car's software?
Woah! You running slicks on the back lol ;)
Nice vid.
good video! funny as hell what a legend! lol
Thought there were more bolts for the front lol thanks for the vid looks more simple
I put the rear springs right opposite as you fitted them ,make any difference ??? Thank you for the vids you helped me a lot on my mk4.👍👍👍👍
do you need to change rear bump stops if the springs only lower by 15mm on the rear
Hi, great vids by the way, so i have a question.. i have a mk4 golf 2.0 5door hatchback (left hand drive) im looking to lower it on a set of 18inch audi rs4's on fk coilovers. from what i've been reading on forums some people have been having problems with the drive shaft grinding on the sway bar on just a 35mm drop? People are saying you have to upgrade the sway bar to allow for clearence? Didn't you have the same problem when dropping it 40mm? if so could you make a vid on how to upgrade the front sway bar or a removal/refitting vid? I've looked everywhere on youtube for a how to do it vid but there is none on a mk4 golf. Looking forward to hearing back from you. Cheers
I did this days before the video was uploaded. In the right side of the car the axle wont let you get the hub down enought, I had to compress the spring and push the strut to compress (new) and get it in/out the hub. Pain in the ash. Mine it's a Seat toledo, same chasis. Btw nice video!
have you do alignment after that? as it changes the alignment with the lowered springs of yours
A British Denzel Washington.
just a few things mate, i think your videos are spot on..
1. Generally you change the top mounts when doing springs or shocks because can cause a slight juddering noise/motion when turning the wheel
2. Tightening the wheels bolts up should be done in the pattern of opposites so its equally torqued
3. Wear your seatbelt its not worth the risk
keep the videos coming though man!
Charlie Seurre Thank you, I appreciate that
BMAC Car Mods Also i recommend jacking a car by the frame rails, not the body. you can do severe damage to it by placing all that weight on a weak spot. Same with the stands, always lift and hold with the frame rails.
What kind of springs do you put on a new Charger rt 5.7 for performance?
Im really thinking about getting a golf GT TDI maybe about a 53 54 plate whats your views please.
Good video! How much cm lower? Is optics needed?
I am looking at fitting lowering springs to my 2009 mk6 gti - should I replace the topmounts and bearings at the same time or is there no real need?
I wish I would have seen this before I did this to mine lol a little warning though, do this on stock shocks and they will die quickly, and you will end up with a really bumpy/spongy like he said, get some good shocks (I have some Koni STR.T that I'm going to install that are specifically made for lowered springs)
Hi, I have heard that you have to make a "front setting" or wheel alignment I think it's called after installing lowering Springs is it true? And my friend says to only use H&R because cheap ones can brake easily what do you think about that. Thanks for your videos, you are amazing, I hope to see more from tou
What model are this springs, and do i have to change shock absorbers also?
Also the spongyness is probably the shocks that are dead, replaced my springs and shocks at same time with 35mm lowered the difference in performance around the twisty was amazing, not good in the bumpys tho.
Is it the same procedure for a 1999 vw Jetta
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Can you show how to tint front, back windows?
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Hey man just a question. dont you have to change the struts aswell. like that the pressure is on the struts rather than the springs. I'll be doing mine soon.
thanks man.
nice video
Glad you liked it
I have a gt tdi, should i get lowering springs designed for this model or gti?
need to change my vw lupo springs is this the same set up as the golf to change springs
Could You make a video about how to install LED bulbs H7 in the head lights. I wonder how well they are focused, they are not blind oncoming drivers?
Hey I'm not sure if you already done this but you can buy ' super white' h7 bulbs which are about 6000kelvin (depending on brand but generally) and will cost you about 10/15 euro's (canbus is most of the time pretty expensive and the xenon look will work because it's still a standard lamp) . If you do want to use leds or for the city lights, make sure you are using the canbus friendly ones or else you will get your dash saying that something is off with one of the lights. In my experience around 5000/6500kelvin is the ledwhite most of us are looking for, anything higher will probably have a light blue glow in it.
Is this the same on a mk3 golf
Did you have to align the car afterwards
No information about the length of original springs and the new ones? And effects.
What impact gun are you using?
is the car comfortable to drive with the springs?? or would they break your back??
Where can I get these springs from
About these coils are lower ?
Was that the right way with the rear spring
How many inches did you drop it.
How about the back dempers?? You only did the springes
What kind of impact is that
You need to align it correct?
great video. subscrbed!
Yes D-MAX 👍🏼
I have a mk4 golf GT TDI, will gti springs fit ? Thanks, good video by the way.
Yes. I Checked today for myself.
did you do an alignment after? or just roll with it. I plan on installing springs myself but I dont trust myself to perform a proper alignment afterwards.
+Samwise Drogod You know you should, don't try to save money on this. It will only cost you at the end, because the lifetime of parts are being shortened.
I was trying to do that to mine but the top bolt didnt want to remove the shock kept moving with it which is the silver thing in the middle & after trying it for 2 hrs i gave up & put it back.. What do you think its the problem?
Try using an impact socket or you have to buy specific wrench for it and then use an Allen key to get it off
Are these wheels 16's or 15's?
i got 4 koni springs and 100 quid if you wanna do mine g??
I just wonder didnt u put the rear springs upside down?
He did
Torque specs for any oh the bolts?
Check your manufacturers spec, as different models may vary
Good video but the bottom hat of the housing wont allow my spring compressors to tighten and the top hat wont line up with the holes even if i got close
Grab the spring at a higher point
@@BMACCARMODS i got it thanks
Wouldn't adjustable coilovers give you a way tighter, more responsive feeling ride in the steering, brakes, shifting and even when accelerating? Plus you can adjust the ride height, letting it in the summer and raising it in the winter? Lowering springs are just that, springs to lower your car and the give a crappy ride. They bounce like crazy, and you still need to buy a good set of shocks, a stock shock doesn't have good dampening for the car being lowered an inch or 3". Stock suspension components are designed so each one works perfectly with the other suspension parts and then after a few months your while suspension with start going. I've read about people who've said it messed up their transmissions because of the poor handling and the cv-axles, ball joints, bushings allegedly got ruined from lowering the car with factory parts designed to bear a specific load at specific points.
Thanks
"Thanks." Lmao what?
A car should never be lowered more than 2" else it'll break apart. Get coil overs, they only cost 3-4 times more than lowering springs. And lowering springs are just that, springs that make the car lower; they're not going to mess up transmission lmao. That idiot knows nothing about cars if he said that, and that transmission was dying anyway. Or he did something to it.
"Thanks."
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Thanks .......
How MM is lower?
Bro, have you got two rear shocks available for sale?
no not at the moment, but I can get some for you. You should add me on Facebook so i answer these questions quicker
got a mark to mx5
stiff ride??
Ok jay z I see you lol. Bro nice video keep them coming. And upgrade on a second battery for your impact drill so you can finish the job lol. More videos I subed. I have a question my cousin has a 1998 audi a4 2.0 Quattro now his gas gauge is not marking and his gas light stays on. I seen one of your videos but I didnt see the gas gauge or the gas light on in your video you was just in the rear dealing with the fuel pump. Well ty in advance jay z lol.
Thanks for the love and support bro. The pump it the tank is also the gas gauge switch. So he will probably need to change that to get it all working properly again.
Thanks for replying, now I took it out for him before I took it out I tested it to see if it the theres electricity running through the pump and there is so most likely its the gauge switch inside the pump right?
itsme2369 I would think so judging by the information you have told me.
Thank you sir. Problem solved.
Are there lowering springs that can make it even lower i prefer a more slammed look but im unsure if they even make them
We'll those were 40mm springs, but you could buy 60mm drop which for you would be better if you're looking for that more dropped look.
+Vyro
+Big Jordie86 I just hought some Manzo springs they claim to lower 1.5 to 2.0 inches
+Vyro ..Just use whatever you feel is best bro, i will be lowering mine too..just not right now. Good luck😉😎👍
What make of springs are these? Thanks
Crizzle Mac the springy kind
Crizzle Mac They are the £50 ebay ones, not sure of the make sorry
just like to point out that you didnt show the actual install of the front strut assembly back into the car, which i found quite awkard, i used a plank and wedged it in and pushed down on the control arm, and used a lump hammer to bang it in, i also screwed the top nut to hold the strut in place first.
He is so fine!
There is a proper tool for splitting open and allowing the shock to break free from the hub,about a fiver.
so no more mash hammer.
Plus shouldn't the top nut be Torqued for top mount..
btw, Golf GTI? they don't badge them that way in north america.. which engine does this one have?
i think it is the same as here. so i say 2.0
a 2.0 mk4 GTI? i don't think so
GTi is a 1,8 L 20 valve turbo engine :)
PusterPL that would be my first guess.. but i have seen VR6 GTI in N.A.
PusterPL 1.8T
if hay drop my car I gonna damage the tires?
Lol😂
How much lowwered 30mm 45???
35mm Lowered