Is the compressor okay for replacing springs?


Thanks in advance.

 

yes

 

It should be fine, most people don't even use spring compressors but you really should just for precautionary reasons.

 

Ahh excellent, thanks guys!

Okay, now for my stupid newb question.... when i want to decompress the spring after it's removed, will the compressor have enough travel to allow the spring to be fully decompressed? (ie. how do i get the spring out of the compressor?)

 

when installing the compressor, try to get the last ring on both ends of the spring, then when the cap is loose, remove the spring and slowly detach the compressor from the loose spring. For your new spring, you probably don't have to use-it to put them on!!!

Jonathan

 

screw all that.

Loosen the top nuts on your shock, Just lay them on their sides, put a cardboard box on both ends of the strut. Stand on the SPRING, Then back the nut out all the way with a power ratchet or hand ratchet until it pops. It will take you 30 mins per SPRING to work with those stupid compressors.

 

that is definatly the way to do it.. ive lowered too many cars to count and have always used this method except for the first time when i didnt have any power tools and it took all day not to mention cause of not having power tools, bolts snapped on the rear lca and was a pain in the *** to get out..

one thing i do to make sure its a little safer is to wrap the spring in a towel on both ends, and put the gun or socket on in and cover it back up, spring pops and all the parts are there waiting for you.. easier said than done..

 

i have been at this game for years now. I have seem many people hurt them selves using them stupid spring compresors. Check this, you have one on each side of the spring and you tighten one of them up to much the thing sprins around with great force a breaks your finger. I have seen it happen with 2 of my friends. So 1: take you setup to a profesional and have it done, who has a REAL spring compressor or 2: do it the towel/Impact method and you wont have any probs. But for real man, i dont wanna see another guy get his fingers snaped from some cheep *** ebay spring compressors. Have fun

 

**** ya.. those things are dangerous as well.. i remember almost getting hurt when with it when the spring poped and went everywhere..

 

another way is to use the car as the compressor loosen the retaining nut and lift the car to decompress the spring

 

yep thats fine i just used that same one like 2 weeks ago to lower my car lemme guess rental from cdn tire?

its the safest way but take too long took me 5 hrs to lower it where as woulda taken me 2 if i used a faster spring compressor