Lowering Your Solara??????

[SatHothi]

Anyone know how to get to the rear strut assembly bolts????
Are they accessable from the trunk or from the back seat of the car?????

[CamryPunk]

I'm pretty sure it's through the back seats. You have to remove the pannel to get them. I would purchase a Haynes Manual before doing any kind of DIY project.

[SatHothi]

thanx for the info

p.s. you spelled question wrong

[cam2Xrunner]

These might be of use

http://www.solaraguy.org/viewtopic.p...=strut+install
http://chrisp.org/~kubi/solara/Strut_Spring_Install.pdf
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t64012.html

[SatHothi]

thanx for all the info guys

[SatHothi]

A shop in San Jose called California Wheels is goin to install my eibach springs and eibach camber kit for 225, is that a good deal???????

[itzsteven]

Originally Posted by SatHothi

A shop in San Jose called California Wheels is goin to install my eibach springs and eibach camber kit for 225, is that a good deal???????

with the alignment = good deal

[zoomzoomthis05]

Originally Posted by SatHothi

thanx for the info

p.s. you spelled question wrong

WOW.. really Ballsy for a noobie to correct the spelling on a response.. Considering he has made over 2000 posts and is a supreme member..

[bassthrive]

Originally Posted by CamryPunk

I'm pretty sure it's through the back seats. You have to remove the pannel to get them. I would purchase a Haynes Manual before doing any kind of DIY project.

Sorta correct. Haynes manual is good for shit when it comes to this. Follow those links to SG.com if you want a detailed step by step, but as an overview, it goes like this.

Pull up rear bench.
Remove 60/40 seatbacks.
Disconnect driver/passenger belts.
Remove assist grips and hanger hooks.
Pop out lower and upper rear side panels.
Remove big plastic trunk partition.
Take out rear package tray.
Unbolt 3 rear seatbelts to completely remove tray.
Take out rear sound dampening material.
Done.


May be more to that list if you have the 3rd brakelight inside your car and not on the spoiler.

- Paul

[bassthrive]

Oh and make sure the bumpstops get cut in half (two rings off) when you get lowered. After a couple months driving around gingerly due to zero forgiveness in the front suspension, I jacked the car up and found out the idiots at the install shop didnt do mine. The front of the car was basically sitting flat on the bumpstops, so in essence, I had no front suspension. Cut the bumpers and its day and night in terms of ride quality.

[SolaraTRD]

I had a shop do my suspension.

They said there is some clip when removing the rear seat, it breaks off most of the time, so becareful.

And, I got eibachs, no need for camber plates... (do a free alignment check, and MAKE SURE they do it, and don't eye ball it)




I one time brang it to a shop, and all they did was eye ball it and said I need camber alignment or plates. (On Solara's that are dropped, it looks camber fucked... but, when they acutally do the diagnostic, alignment is still in good range.)

Good luck