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safe way to r&r front coils?
what is the best way to r&r the front coils ? Without special tools?
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Re: safe way to r&r front coils?
There are probably as many opinions on this subject as there are forum members, but I still do it the chicken way with a spring compressor and a safety chain wrapped between the spring and the lower control arm. Spring compressors aren't all that expensive, and many auto parts store make them available as a rental. A lot of guys just separate the lower ball joint and release the pressure by lowering the jack, not even using a safety chain, but the idea of getting hit with a flying spring just doesn't sound very appealing to me.
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Re: safe way to r&r front coils?
I just did mine last week. I put the truck up with jack stands under the frame, after getting the wheels off i put the jack under the lower control arm to where it was just touching the arm. Next i took the 2 u-bolts out that hold the control arm to the frame and then eased the jack down letting pressure off the spring. Take the old spring out, put the new one in and jack the control arm back in place and bolt it iup. I did this to keep from damaging the ball joint in any way and only took about 30 minutes per side. No special tools needed.
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Re: safe way to r&r front coils?
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Thats how I did mine, and it works great......I could not get the spring compressor to work on my springs, since there is hardly any room..... I think I needed another type compressor...
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Re: safe way to r&r front coils?
I wrap a chain around the frame and thru the spring for safety and take the control arm loose at the frame and lower with a jack.
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Re: safe way to r&r front coils?
If you jack the frame up high enough and put a Chain from the jack to the frame then jack up the lower A Arm so when you seperate the upper ball joint that it doesnt explode on you. Then slowly lower the jack until the pressure is relieved on the spring and it will fall out. Do just the opposite to install it. My Sons and I did this on the 69 Long fleet we are building now and it worked great. Probably the best way to do this is to get a spring compressor but if its not in your budget the method I described above will work. The Idea that someone above put down about attaching a chain around the sring from the frame is probably not a bad idea as well. Good Luck
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