It takes three hours at most to install coilovers.

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The front coilovers take 45 minutes since they’re much easier to install than the rear ones. The rear coilovers take 1 hour to install, and I even took a break for 10 minutes halfway, so it takes about an hour and a half in total. You can pretty much do everything yourself except for putting the wheels back on because you need a jack.

This is how it goes:

• First, with the car on its wheels, undo the back axles where the coilovers are installed. There are four bolts that hold each axle to the shock absorber with an E12 head (12mm hexagonal) – you can use an Allen key or even your bare hands. I don’t have an E12 bit, so I used a huge flathead screwdriver to take it out. Make sure you wear gloves or you will cut your hands!
• Next, remove the springs by taking out the upper “nut” of each coilover with an open wrench – 15mm on the front and 19mm on the rear. There’s another “nut” on the other end of the spring, this one needs to be taken out with a closed wrench – 12mm on the front and 17mm on both sides for the rear springs. The coilover should pull off without any problems once you get everything loose.
• Once you get all 4 springs off, the whole suspension will get loose and you can pull it out. You might need to undo the brake line that goes in between the suspension for more space.
• Once all 4 coilovers are pulled out, start installing them in reverse order – push the coilovers in from outside rather than inside like when pulling them out. There’s a washer and a nut on the inside of each coilover, so one hand should hold the washer and another should hold the bolt while turning it. Do that for all 4 bolts and you’re done!
• Now comes the hard part: putting the wheels back on. When I did it, I had to put two jack stands under my tire to be able to use both my hands on the rear axles. I had to adjust the height of the jack stand so that it reached just about the center of the tire, then push down until I can insert it in between. This is quite hard when you have low-profile tires, but it’s possible – do this for all four wheels and you’re done.