NITRONS - DIY?

[TUS 373]

It has been (ahem) the best part of 1.5 decades since I really got my hands dirty with doing the kind of jobs on a car that you may ordinarily take a it to a garage for.

I was wondering, with the resurgance of talk about improved suspension, how easily is it for a 1 bloke (me!) to set about swapping over the standard kit for aftermarket Nitrons? Is it a case of taking the wheel off, a couple of axle stands, a few bolts and a torque wrench to do the job, or is it another grade harder than that. I note that the springs are mounted on the dampers so I thought it cannot be too difficult if you know how to use a spanner? On the other hand, a simple job often becomes a difficult one when you get bolts that cannot be undone easily - and then they snap off and make the job x10 harder.

So the PH vote please, doddle or difficult?

I am also assuming that I would borrow the damper settings of someone who has already had the work done with a view to that being the starting point for tuning the suspension up.

[basil brush]

It's a pretty easy job, assuming your alignment is ok to start with and you just set the ride heights on the nitrons to replicate your old ones.

[m12_nathan]

Easy enough to put them on but budget for a full geo afterwards or you'll not get the full benefit of them.

[TUS 373]

Well, the way things have worked out - my Tuscan had a 4 wheel alignment by TVR, probably less than 250 miles ago.

So, should it be just a case of swap them over and hope for the best then? Any special equipment needed to tackle the job or trolley jack, sockets, spanners enough to do it?

[basil brush]

The only thing you could do with is a c spanner to adjust the spring plates on the shocks when setting the ride heights. I made one out of some stainless rod.

If you set the car at the same height as it is now then the alignment will not change.