Anyone have a spring compressor I can borrow

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I need one for Sunday and my suspension install. Would someone be willing to lend one to me for the day?
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#2 · Nov 22, 2002

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Re: Anyone have a spring compressor I can borrow (itr_hybrid)

They rent for less than $10 a day. Last time the guy at Schucks told us to bring it back by 5 and he wouldn't charge us.

 

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#3 · Nov 22, 2002

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Re: Anyone have a spring compressor I can borrow (itr_hybrid)

I've got some in Tacoma

 

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#4 · Nov 22, 2002

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quote:[HR][/HR]I need one for Sunday and my suspension install. Would someone be willing to lend one to me for the day?
james[HR][/HR]​

you dont need one if your putting in coilovers... just be a man and take a spring in the gut...
but seriously, you dont need one... put your weight on the impact as your loosening the top nut... just go slow and you'll be fine... http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

 

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Re: Anyone have a spring compressor I can borrow (Sc'd_Thumper)

quote:[HR][/HR]I need one for Sunday and my suspension install. Would someone be willing to lend one to me for the day?
james
you dont need one if your putting in coilovers... just be a man and take a spring in the gut...
but seriously, you dont need one... put your weight on the impact as your loosening the top nut... just go slow and you'll be fine... http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif [HR][/HR]​

id hate to see him do it wrong and put a 1000 lbs f force into my gut, or hell even my wall or car. either way it would scare me ****less. spend the 10 bucks to rent one at autozone

 

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Re: Anyone have a spring compressor I can borrow (pdxvento)

quote:[HR][/HR]I need one for Sunday and my suspension install. Would someone be willing to lend one to me for the day?
james
you dont need one if your putting in coilovers... just be a man and take a spring in the gut...
but seriously, you dont need one... put your weight on the impact as your loosening the top nut... just go slow and you'll be fine... http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
id hate to see him do it wrong and put a 1000 lbs f force into my gut, or hell even my wall or car. either way it would scare me ****less. spend the 10 bucks to rent one at autozone[HR][/HR]​

My feeling exactly. I'll check out the schucks up the street.
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#7 · Nov 22, 2002

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Re: Anyone have a spring compressor I can borrow (itr_hybrid)

1000lbs??? you obviously have never done one..having done over 100 suspension swaps..i have yet to use a compresoor to remove a spring..it's not that bad, really..
and if your trusting in those spring clamps that are 2 separate [pieces, i feel for ya...if you are gonna do it, get the claw type compressor that has 4 feet for attatchment..can't go wrong there http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif if you want to remove the front struts, you can come down one night and we can remove them for you if you want, i just don't lend out my tools..

 

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Discussion starter · #8 · Nov 22, 2002

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No can do on coming down to the shop. The wife has the car at work. I'm just going to rent some from Schucks up the street. The reason I need one is for the passenger side where just jacking it up and removing the wheel does not give you enough space.
I'm using this as an example/instructions
http://www.nclh.org/car/coilover_howto/ About 2/3 of the way down it talks about the passenger side.
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#9 · Nov 23, 2002

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one, no need to remove the sway bar bolts, and also you can drop the passenger side drive axle and it will leave plenty of room to remove the strut..other than that those are pretty good directions..

 

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quote:[HR][/HR]one, no need to remove the sway bar bolts, and also you can drop the passenger side drive axle and it will leave plenty of room to remove the strut..other than that those are pretty good directions..[HR][/HR]​

That's what he's using the spring compressors, to keep the spring and shock compressed to leave more room. Rather than removing the drive axle since he/I don't have the tools to do that.
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#11 · Nov 23, 2002

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you can also go to Autozone... think its a $15 refundable deposit... might be $20