Autozone coil spring compressor? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chevybill · 02-09-2005, 05:01 PM

Hey guys, I am to the point for reinstalling my front coil springs.

Will the autozone compressor work for our trucks, I am trying to avoid setting my old 6 engine back in place and bolting up .

The tool is has one large threaded bolt with 2 bars to compress the coils, the tool looks kind of like the letter "I" - will this work? I am working on a bare rolling chassis with no body parts in the way.

Thanks for the input and replies, spring cannot get here soon enough.

Putter · 02-09-2005, 05:05 PM

That is exactly the tool I used. I was kinda' scared of it at first, but I was gentle with it and it did the trick.

71meangreenc10 · 02-09-2005, 05:53 PM

I just put mine in and heres what i did, For the record I hate coil spring compressors,
I put the spring in the lower bucket and placed a floor jack under the lower control arm, easily raised the jack and spring into the upper bucket, once the spring was set in place I used a 2 inch 10000 lb ratchet strap, placing it around both lower and upper control arms, a couple of clicks and the spring was in place and I was able to torque both lower and upper ball joints in place. It was simple,,,,,,,,,I can give you a pic of the strap if you like. Ive seen compressors brake and that was not fun to see,,,,plus its tight in there and the compressors make you invent new words for the english language...Mine was also a rolling chasis.
Smitty

**COBALT** · 02-09-2005, 05:55 PM

I just used my floor jack with some rags under the control arm center bar until it poped into the brackets on the cross member. In went the U-bolts, and I torqued them down to spec. Done.

71meangreenc10 · 02-09-2005, 05:58 PM

Was the engine in the vehicle?

02-09-2005, 05:01 PM	#1
chevybill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: calhoun city ms Posts: 940	Autozone coil spring compressor? Hey guys, I am to the point for reinstalling my front coil springs. Will the autozone compressor work for our trucks, I am trying to avoid setting my old 6 engine back in place and bolting up . The tool is has one large threaded bolt with 2 bars to compress the coils, the tool looks kind of like the letter "I" - will this work? I am working on a bare rolling chassis with no body parts in the way. Thanks for the input and replies, spring cannot get here soon enough. __________________ ongoing 1970 c 10 lwb 1994 z-28 few mods.-owned since new 1978 vette silver/grey 25th anniv. paint

02-09-2005, 05:05 PM	#2
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	That is exactly the tool I used. I was kinda' scared of it at first, but I was gentle with it and it did the trick. __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

02-09-2005, 05:53 PM	#3
71meangreenc10 Its a Truck Thing...... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona Posts: 3,179	I just put mine in and heres what i did, For the record I hate coil spring compressors, I put the spring in the lower bucket and placed a floor jack under the lower control arm, easily raised the jack and spring into the upper bucket, once the spring was set in place I used a 2 inch 10000 lb ratchet strap, placing it around both lower and upper control arms, a couple of clicks and the spring was in place and I was able to torque both lower and upper ball joints in place. It was simple,,,,,,,,,I can give you a pic of the strap if you like. Ive seen compressors brake and that was not fun to see,,,,plus its tight in there and the compressors make you invent new words for the english language...Mine was also a rolling chasis. Smitty __________________ 71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time 70 G20 Red-E-Kamp Conversion "I'm your Boogy Van"

02-09-2005, 05:55 PM	#4
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I just used my floor jack with some rags under the control arm center bar until it poped into the brackets on the cross member. In went the U-bolts, and I torqued them down to spec. Done. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

02-09-2005, 05:58 PM	#5
71meangreenc10 Its a Truck Thing...... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona Posts: 3,179	Was the engine in the vehicle? __________________ 71 C10 283/3SPD Full Resto 71 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=518599 70 C10 Suburban Former military GSA truck. 72 Chevy Blazer 4X4, Sloppy Jo, Mountain Climber. Wife says no more trucks. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707378 72 GMC 1 Ton Motor Home, wife said no more trucks until she saw this one. Gen 3 6.0/4L80E 4.10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761110 68 GMC Suburban was 3/4 ton, now 1/2.Wife shook her head 71 C30 Wrecker 71 C20 Scott-Bilt As weird as it gets..BB Cheyenne AC Truck 68 GMC Long Stepside. They keep following me home 69 C30 Former Motor Home, Flat Bed time 70 G20 Red-E-Kamp Conversion "I'm your Boogy Van"



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