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Review: STaSIS Coilover Install
So yesterday I was able to install the STaSIS Street Sport coilover kit on the wife's S4. The install went very well, and overall is was easy....but you definately need an extra set of hands for certain steps.
The install took a total of about 5 hours, but could be done alot quicker.....we spent some time dicking around with the spring seats for the fronts (which we didn't end up re-using).
The fronts took about 3.5 hours to complete. Only 4 bolts total need to be removed on each side to remove the fronts (2 on top of the shock in the engine bay, 1 for the upper control arm, and 1 where the shock connects to the lower control arm). Most write-ups talk about taking apart the entire lower control arm assembly, but this is definately not necessary. As long as you are carful not to damage the CV boot, you'll by fine removing only the four bolts I mentioned (it just take patience).
The rears took about 1.5 hours to complete, but I was pretty lazy by this point so it could've been quicker. These were super easy to do.....there are 4 bolts holding the entire rear assembly to the car. Once those have been taken out, remove the one bolt holding the upper control arm together, and the one bolt on the bottom of the shock....after you gently wiggle it free, it will slide right out.
Probably the most time consuming thing in the whole process was disassembling the old pieces to salvage parts. Using the spring compressor was easy, but it takes some time to make sure you don't kill yourself....I'm glad my pops had an all-in-one type of compressor instead of the ones I picked up from Auto Value, it definately made it easier.
Overall, I would say the install was a 3 on a scale of 1-5 for difficulty....not bad at all. I didn't take any pictures during the install (I was too lazy to do that, plus I didn't have my camera), but here is the finished product
I don't think it will stay this low, espically since it will settle....but it sure looks better!
The install took a total of about 5 hours, but could be done alot quicker.....we spent some time dicking around with the spring seats for the fronts (which we didn't end up re-using).
The fronts took about 3.5 hours to complete. Only 4 bolts total need to be removed on each side to remove the fronts (2 on top of the shock in the engine bay, 1 for the upper control arm, and 1 where the shock connects to the lower control arm). Most write-ups talk about taking apart the entire lower control arm assembly, but this is definately not necessary. As long as you are carful not to damage the CV boot, you'll by fine removing only the four bolts I mentioned (it just take patience).
The rears took about 1.5 hours to complete, but I was pretty lazy by this point so it could've been quicker. These were super easy to do.....there are 4 bolts holding the entire rear assembly to the car. Once those have been taken out, remove the one bolt holding the upper control arm together, and the one bolt on the bottom of the shock....after you gently wiggle it free, it will slide right out.
Probably the most time consuming thing in the whole process was disassembling the old pieces to salvage parts. Using the spring compressor was easy, but it takes some time to make sure you don't kill yourself....I'm glad my pops had an all-in-one type of compressor instead of the ones I picked up from Auto Value, it definately made it easier.
Overall, I would say the install was a 3 on a scale of 1-5 for difficulty....not bad at all. I didn't take any pictures during the install (I was too lazy to do that, plus I didn't have my camera), but here is the finished product
I don't think it will stay this low, espically since it will settle....but it sure looks better!
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