86whitepony

hey guys i have an 1986 5.0 and i cant seem to get these heavy springs to compress enuff to get into place. i tried jacking the control arm up with the spring in place but that didn't work either, i rented an spring compressor from auto zone but it don't compress the spring enough so where i can put it in place. im clueless so please help meeeeeeeeee if you know how to put one in

ACE

Are you putting in the Front or Back springs? If your putting in the back you just need to put the body on jackstands and then jack up your rear on the control arm, take off that bolt, then take off your shock and slowly lower your jack and poof, spring is out. FRONT on the other hand is a lil more difficult if you do it this way but can be done.

86whitepony

im doing the front passenger spring install.

LOUDexhaust

Unbolt the a arm, then puts a jack on each side of the a arm to compress the spring and get the bolts back in.

stang8689

what kind of springs

86whitepony

the stock ones i had to take the whole assembly out because i got into a wreck and busted my strut brace, so i got n.o.s. parts and trying to put the springs back in. i really dont wanna pay 150 for the tow and the other 150 for the labor since they're stock parts. if i i had some eibach's i would want the shop to do that anyways