Anyone Own A Spring Compressor?
03-11-2012, 07:43 PM
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I hate to be Negative Nancy, but I tried swapping springs with the internal spring compressor my friend had and I couldn't get the springs out (more like the new springs in)...would have to drop the control arms (that's for another day...or the shop 
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03-11-2012, 09:14 PM
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speed43, please put your Location in your Profile so we can have a clue as to where in the world you are located.
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You'll have a better chance that someone local may loan you a compressor.
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I have the Internal Spring Compressor.
The Internal Spring Compressor works GREAT for the front springs. No need to remove anything else. (I've used it to compress OEM springs and Eiback Pro-Kit springs.)
The compressor did NOT work for my rear springs because there is not enough room for the compressor. (The rear springs and the center holes are skinnier than the front. Maybe if they were all lined up just perfect, it might work.)
Instead, I place a jack under the inner end of the Lower Control Arm, remove the bolt, then lower the inner end of that control arm until there is no weight on the jack. Pull the control arm down enough to simply lift the spring out. Place the spring back in the control arm, line it up with the upper pad mount, and jack up the inner end of the control arm until you can slide the bolt back in. (My WIS isn't working, but I torque it to 95Nm.)
Whether the front or rear, clean the spring seat of stones and dirt before putting the spring back in.
(User CP > Edit Your Details > Additional Information > Location)
You'll have a better chance that someone local may loan you a compressor.
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I have the Internal Spring Compressor.
The Internal Spring Compressor works GREAT for the front springs. No need to remove anything else. (I've used it to compress OEM springs and Eiback Pro-Kit springs.)
The compressor did NOT work for my rear springs because there is not enough room for the compressor. (The rear springs and the center holes are skinnier than the front. Maybe if they were all lined up just perfect, it might work.)
Instead, I place a jack under the inner end of the Lower Control Arm, remove the bolt, then lower the inner end of that control arm until there is no weight on the jack. Pull the control arm down enough to simply lift the spring out. Place the spring back in the control arm, line it up with the upper pad mount, and jack up the inner end of the control arm until you can slide the bolt back in. (My WIS isn't working, but I torque it to 95Nm.)
Whether the front or rear, clean the spring seat of stones and dirt before putting the spring back in.
04-10-2012, 12:34 PM
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For those that have done this job without the spring compressor, can the front be done the same way as described above by unbolting the inner bushings to lower the front LCA to get the springs out without disconnecting the balljoints?
04-11-2012, 08:18 AM
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NOT RECOMMENDED as very dangerous. If the spring flies out and hits you or something else, you could have some serious problems. For the rear, the spring can be simply removed as described above
