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Originally Posted by atledreier
Also forgot to reattach the swaybar up front.
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Oops, I wrote this between midnight and 1AM and forgot that step. It is in there now.
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Originally Posted by lordtakuban
Ahh. It would have helped if I read all of the text.  Usually, the smaller springs seat easier in the housing. That's been my experience anyway. But I would have still used some spring compressors. They are super cheap at Harbor freight. Anyway, you're probably right about the tire/wood/wall combo picture. Thanks. |
I've found that those cheap spring compressors often make the process harder because the fingers get wedged into the spring coils. There is not a lot of compression on these unloaded coils and I believe that my method is very safe, but also very fast and convenient. There may be some naysayers, and if these coils had some serious pressure on them I would agree, but...
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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR
I usually just put my foot on the spring and let the shok shoot a couple inches away |
...since the car itself is so light you could probably get away with Dave-ROR's method with no ill effects.
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Originally Posted by thermobox
Awesome DIY! Do you have close ups of before and after?
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Not yet, it was dark out and the springs haven't settled yet. I will measure today and then take some shots of the car that match some previous photos that I have already taken to show the results.