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Chevystep · 08-28-2015, 02:35 PM

Yeah, I know how to do it....WITH the engine in and body on, but a buddy has pulled all that and just has a naked frame he's restoring. And he wants to rebuild the front end, so how does he jack stand it up and slowly lower that A frame with the spring in it when there ain't no weight to keep it on the jack stands? He's thinking of putting a chunk of plywood on it and just keep stacking weight on it. FWIW....I told to wait until everything is back on it so the A frame can be slowly lowered with the floor jack until the coil comes out. Ideas?

08-28-2015, 02:35 PM	#1
Chevystep Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Comfort, TX Posts: 142	Any ideas on a front end rebuild? Yeah, I know how to do it....WITH the engine in and body on, but a buddy has pulled all that and just has a naked frame he's restoring. And he wants to rebuild the front end, so how does he jack stand it up and slowly lower that A frame with the spring in it when there ain't no weight to keep it on the jack stands? He's thinking of putting a chunk of plywood on it and just keep stacking weight on it. FWIW....I told to wait until everything is back on it so the A frame can be slowly lowered with the floor jack until the coil comes out. Ideas?