just recieved my new springs today and i was just wondering if i need a spring compressor for the install

 

nope just use a pry bar when you drop the a arm and pop the stock spring out and the lower springs go in easy. do you have a writeup to use as a guide?

 

i saw a good one on americanmuscle. i work at a shop im a painter, and im gonna do it afterwork tomorrow and the mechanics will stay and help me if i need help. but i didnt look that hard on the write up. rear looks really easy. front all u do is take off the tie rod end, sway bar, and loosen the bushings on the lower control arm right?

 

Front:
take off the nut for the sway bar and the nut on top of the strut and than drop the a arm down and pop the spring out. The only thing that was a little bit of a pain is lining up the strut back in the hole and the sway bar stud as well when your jacking it up.

Rear:
Take off sway bar(which includes the e brake and abs mounts).
Drop the rear control arm pull the spring out put the new ones in and make sure you put them in the right way***
I do the rear in like 30 minutes tops now cause i have to swap to the stock rear springs when i run my slicks haha.

 

Just for a estemate on time when i got mine done they did the 4 springs and front tie rods in about 2 hrs... Know it doesnt really answer your Q but just figured id throw it out there

 

ya thats what i was expecting around 1.5 to 2 hr. and i didnt get camber caster plates either. so ill get an alignment friday.

 

i didnt use CC plates and i lucked out and didnt need an alignment somehow haha. What springs did you get just curious?

 

You won't need a spring compressor. It would make the front easier but not needed. The rear springs are very easy. If you have some extra money, buy some LCAs and put those on when you have the stock LCAs out

 

+1 Lcas are a great upgrade

 

+1 to this method... 98redstang helped me do mine and it was very simple...