Now for the tech. There is no need for a spring compressor when doing suspension swap. All you need is one person holding the allen key and one person standing on the spring while loosening the nut. The spring won't even shoot off if the person weights enough. The farthest one of my springs went was 1 foot. Save your money.

 

damn that thing is dumped... what kind of drop is that? and i would blur your plates.

 

Or you could just use a extra hydro jack, and save the ********* of the prospective spring standing person. hehe

 

or just wrap the suspension with a big towel and have someone step on the spring while the other guy do the wrenching and allen key. it might make you jump but it's fun

 

or you could spend the extra 30 bux and not get hurt.

 

For the 15.00 bucks it cost to rent one at a Auto Store I think I'll stay clear of severally injuring myself

Clean looking Del Sol though

 

what springs/ coilovers and shocks u runnin? sweet drop

 

we wrap a chain around them and use a bolt and nut to secure it,then take them apart.

 

that is by far, the most ghetto thing i have ever heard.

 

id dont use any spring compressor..just lay it sideways, step on the stock spring and use an air gun (small 10 gallon home compressor) to get it off, itll go flying alittle but not a big deal..

 

funny thing is. You can only use hand tools and NO COMPRESSOR for putting coilovers on. Replacing springs with springs is not easy without the spring compressor or air compressor.

Wait. i should say impossible with-out a spring compressor.

 

autozone lets you rent tools for free. ive had their spring compressors for about 6 months now. i can take them back whenever.

 

Its possible w/o a spring compressor.

 

Borrowed my dads spring compressor

 

wrong on both...
i use air tools for all my coil installs...and rarely use a spring compressor for puttin springs on..

thats at home..i also work in a performance shop and we always use air tools and rarely use a compressor as well...hmm guess youre wrong...

 

I ve lowered plenty of cars and probably used a spring compressor like one time. Its a waste of time but a good safety precaution.

 

looks good, but ya need some wheels man.

 

I agree Hippies!

 

I know you wont be puttin stock springs on without a spring compressor. thats fo sheezie. Unless you a strong mother ova notha brotha.

 

Trust me, you won't get hurt. And you don't need a spring compressor to put springs back on. The car will compress them itself. I put on Ground-Control coilovers with Tokico Illuminas. Would have been 30 minutes a wheel if we didn't dick around.

Also, about the wheels. I'm not trying to waste money on wheels. The wheels I have right now are plenty light. And if you guys didn't know, the stock del Sol SI wheels were made by Enkei :-X But ya, I could careless about style.


[Modified by Happyman, 3:33 PM 3/16/2003]

 

so tom, when i put the h&R's on you can shoot my eibachs off for me.

 

I'll be there to help if you need me .

 

nice drop...

 

to remove stock springs, i never used a spring compressor. not once. we had to go looking for the nut for 5 minutes, but never once got hurt.

 

w3rd...