hi all got a lowering kit just springs for my focus and have changed the fronts

but the cant seam to work out how to change the rear springs so does any one know how

thanks

lewis

 

pain in the backside mate! you will need to ideally take off the the bolt holding the bottom arm at the bottom of the spring...but as normal focus style, they are probably siezed on...which will mean new bushes time as you wont get them out without damaging them!

I gave up on mine and took them to a place with a ramp who put a big bar over the spring while someone put as much weight on the wheel as possible to give it extra room and wedge it out...dangerous but thats the only option we had without taking the car off the road till new bushes arrived!

bassboy

 

ok then thanks for that will give it to my mate and let him do it at his work shop


ur right about being siezed on thats why i gave up

im so glad its not my car working on mk4 escorts is so much easier

 

You unbolt bottom shock bolts and rollbar links then just pull down hard on the top coil of the spring. Be carefull of your fingers. The new shorter springs go in a lot easier

 

As above, undo the shock bolts and the arb, then put spring compressors inside the spring (there is a big hole in the bottom cup you can put them up through), tighten then up and out it comes!

 

thanks i was thinking could i fit them inside the spring its booked in at my mates any was so will tell him thanks for all ur help

lewis

 

Mine took 5.5 hours to change. Thats the front and rears. and was done by RadidFit.

Andrew

 

hi all

ive been thinking of geting my focus lowered too but how low car you go before causing problems(shes on 17"s)

john

 

50mm would be ok. Maybe lower on Coilovers.

The best option is the Eibach springs. You can buy them from Fords to no problems with warrenty. They only lower it 30mm, but are very highly recomended on FFOC. A big improvement espically with 17"s. 30mm is ok to still use standard shocks, but if any lower, the shocks would need to be upgraded.

My 2 Focus's both had the Eibach's. They were great. Looked fantastic even when I took the 17"s off and put the standard 15"s back on. Very low.

Andy

 

i did the misses focus rs and i used the big pry bar and got them out and put the coil over springs in