and they would barely fit my stocks or aftermarket springs,had to do alot of hammering and banging.ended up not using them in the end.
im just wandering what kind of spring compressors did you guys use to compress your oem and aftermarket springs.and where did you guys get it.cause after this im gonna go coilover sleeve since its to much of a hassle to get springs on/off.
i didnt use one. i just used the towel trick when taking off my stock springs. but when i took off my skunk2 springs, i didnt have to compress them at all. there was no pressure on the spring from the shock. this is with koni yellows. not sure if that makes a difference. ive seen a few different brand springs come of some friends cars and we never had to compress the spring. only time we had to compress it is when there was stock springs. i think this happens with lowering springs. because to lower the car the spring is shorter which brings the shock lower causing less shock travel when the car is on the ground. when you jack it up the pressure of the spring is off. i dont know. im starting to confuse my self. this is just my experience :shrug:
It’s a lot safer than any of the coil compression designs; the shock is captive in the top “cage” and the bottom cup of the floor jack. It takes less than 1 minute (closer to 30-45 seconds once you’ve done a few) to remove the stock springs (most of your time is spent loosening the piston shaft nut once the shock is compressed to relieve spring tension on the shaft nut). Slightly longer to install since you have to line everything up, but still it’s less than 2 minutes to install the stock springs.
I got those spring compressors for my install too and liek you… they didn’t fit even with alot of hammering so I said fuck it…
I just used the ol’ towel trick and a box. Lay the spring on the ground, put a soft towel on top of the spring and with one foot, step on the towel. To be safe from the screw shooting out after you unscrewed it, put the shock head inside a box so the screw flies into the box. Remember to use a long rachet when unscrewing the top screw…
That’s how I do it but to be on the safe side… just get the thinner spring compressor instead of the one pictured…
I need to replace a broken spring with a stock one. I also tried the autozone type compressor and it doesn’t fit between the coils. I tried to spread the coils to make it fit but it didn’t work. Can someone please tell me how to compress stock springs, preferably in a safe manner.
When my bro needed one a while ago for his BMW, we got one from Harbor Freight. It also worked on my stock springs on my 91 Integra, but it was a little tight to get the dust cover in and out. I believe this one on their website is the same one. It’ll be tight, but it worked out for me.
i used the autozone ones on my rears. Find the coils that have the most space in between. Put one end in, pry the coils apart with something and hammer it in. Then rotate the end of the spring compressor to one of the ends of the spring. Repeat with the other end of the compressor.
if all else fails, get a towel and tightly wrap the upper mount. Stand on the upper mount and strut itself, keeping the towel tightly wrapped around the top. You may also have someone else stand on the upper mount and strut body. I also used the spring perch itself to compress with, so i just had one end of the spring compressor in the actual spring…and i had the towel wrapped around it.
i got access to a wall mounted compressor. works like a charm. went to hobby shop on military base. if you know somebody thats in the military they can get you in
