Technical In a pickle about coil springs.

All the guys with good stories are dead, Bob.

 

Coat the threads of the compressor? Which threads? And what does that do.


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Stimpy. I don't have a huge compressor. I think it's like a 17 gallon one, so it goes a little slower. I can't imagine doing it without one. I tried it before and it was super hard to do.you must be like the hulk!! Lol.


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An impact I mean... Whoops


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and ussually somewhere in the the tale the word Beer is mentioned ...

 

Saw a few coils off, you wont even need a compressor

 

I use a standard 18" 1/2" breaker bar or my flex head . I am not all that big ( 6'4" @280)

 

He is refering to the threads on the SPRING COMPRESSOR.... the topic of discussion here......

carry on

 

This is true, even 1-2 coils makes a difference. This was the beauty of playing with stock cars, springs were in and out in minutes.

 

Yeah, the real good stories that go with "hey fellas, watch this"....

 

Just curious.......You installing stock springs?
On the car in your avatar?

If so, search a thread on here that begins with "A cheap and great alternative......", if ya' might want it a little lower in the nose.

 

Sort of, just loop around one or more coils and then secure the chain to the frame or something else so it keeps the spring from flying out and hitting you. Once the spring is installed and balljoints connected, take the chain out.

 

Stick springs yes stealth. It's gonna be normal height till I have money to bag it. Just wanna get it rolling. Been years since I've driven the car.:/


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Got one on!


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Nice... what springs did you use? I need to get some myself. I have a Moog listing I found somewhere. Once I take the old ones out I'll have a better idea on sizes. Really hoping to get a pair for around $75, not $175.

 

See my post above, re: "a cheap and great alternative...."

 

Cool.. thanks. Just ordered a set of CC850s from Amazon. $50.99 with free shipping. If it sits too low for whatever reason, I can machine up some 1" aluminum spacers for the top.

 

I installed Belltech lowered springs in my 64 Oldsmobile. Rented tool from Auto Zone and went for it. Fronts are recessed which made a difficult job worse. Dropped the arm and compressed spring down best I could and pried it out. After it was out the spring must have rolled a bit on driveway and compressor came loose and spring bounced a good 7' in the air. Scared the **** out of me. Its sits much better now, just need to dodge the major road cracks.

 

Loose springs are scary. I may just reach in with a torch and cut mine in 1/2 while the car is still together.

 

you don't need to cut them, just heat a section of the coil 1-2 inches long and the coil will collapse from the weight and then it can be lifted out after it cools.

 

Even better!

 

Sorry that I didn't reply in time bobs! A mechanic put them in for me like 8 or 9 years ago. So I have no clue.


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