Long day on the garage floor.
02-26-2007, 10:14 AM
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RE: Long day on the garage floor.
ORIGINAL: Wisconsin 5.0
One of these would have been great!
One of these would have been great!
02-26-2007, 10:19 AM
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RE: Long day on the garage floor.
ORIGINAL: PRO50SC
Sorry, wrong style compressor. That would not work for a 50 spring. That's basically a strut spring copressor. You need the kind that goes up through the middle of the spring and compresses it from the inside.
Sorry, wrong style compressor. That would not work for a 50 spring. That's basically a strut spring copressor. You need the kind that goes up through the middle of the spring and compresses it from the inside.
YOU DONT NEED A GOD DAMN SPRING COMPRESSOR
02-26-2007, 10:23 AM
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RE: Long day on the garage floor.
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
that one could have worked, but like ive said
YOU DONT NEED A GOD DAMN SPRING COMPRESSOR
ORIGINAL: PRO50SC
Sorry, wrong style compressor. That would not work for a 50 spring. That's basically a strut spring copressor. You need the kind that goes up through the middle of the spring and compresses it from the inside.
Sorry, wrong style compressor. That would not work for a 50 spring. That's basically a strut spring copressor. You need the kind that goes up through the middle of the spring and compresses it from the inside.
YOU DONT NEED A GOD DAMN SPRING COMPRESSOR
02-26-2007, 10:28 AM
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RE: Long day on the garage floor.
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
Im assuming it took you 5+ hours to get the springs done, where-as if you had just disconnected your sway bar end links, you could have been dont in under 3 hours.
I swapped out my FMS C springs for Eibach Sportlines in 2.5 hours. It took me .5 for the two rears, at once, and 1 hour for the fronts, each.
on the floor, with hand tools, and a floor jack!
ORIGINAL: Wisconsin 5.0
That would have been nice, and I know what you mean, but I was working on the floor off of jackstandsby myself and it didn't seem feasable.
ORIGINAL: ZachW04Stang
The only time you should have to use spring compressors is on drag springs. Your supposed to remove the control arm to k member bolts when swaping springs. It makes instalation a whole lot easier.
The only time you should have to use spring compressors is on drag springs. Your supposed to remove the control arm to k member bolts when swaping springs. It makes instalation a whole lot easier.
I swapped out my FMS C springs for Eibach Sportlines in 2.5 hours. It took me .5 for the two rears, at once, and 1 hour for the fronts, each.
on the floor, with hand tools, and a floor jack!
02-26-2007, 10:53 AM
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RE: Long day on the garage floor.
ORIGINAL: Wynn
Do you need an alignment after installation?
Do you need an alignment after installation?
and pro, once the strut is unbolted from the spindle, and the control arm is lowered... you have all the room in the world
it usualy helps if you turn the wheel towards the side you are working on... gives you MUCH more room
02-26-2007, 12:09 PM
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RE: Long day on the garage floor.
Yeah, you shouldn't need a spring compressor. I used my foot and a floor jack. I just un-hooked the sway-bar and tie-rod end.
But front springs are not the funnest thing to do...
But front springs are not the funnest thing to do...
02-26-2007, 01:24 PM
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RE: Long day on the garage floor.
it took me awhile to get the fronts in too. all the bolts and stuff never wanted to come off and i couldent get the spring in then once i did the compressor did not want to come out. finally got it done tho!
02-26-2007, 01:47 PM
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RE: Long day on the garage floor.
I did mine on my old foxwith out the use of a spring compressor too. I rented one but didnt need to use it. Like adder said just remove the sway bar end links. Its pretty straight forward.