Installing coil springs

[k5hart]

I'm trying to get my 2" drop coil spring back in and am not having any luck. My problem is keeping the center of the sping in the top, cut metal tabs and getting the bottom into the pocket. It's almost like the spring needs to compress on one side a little. I've tried inner and outer compressors but they both get in the way of things like the spring pockets or control arms. Right now I have the lower arm bolted in and hanging with no spindle.

What's the trick!! I'm reading how easy it is just on other boards but I'm not seeing it? So sick of this truck right now.

[the_duke]

If you need it to compress, you put a jack under the lca, and position the spring it properly and then jack the lca up to compress the spring so you can re-attach the spindle. It's pretty easy i think.

[k5hart]

Not that easy. That's what I'm trying to do but to position the spring correctly in the lca and keeping it in the weird centering crap in the upper pocket isn't happening. It either pops off the lca when centered up top or hung up in the upper pocket teeth when seated in the lca. I've never had this much trouble with springs!

[the_duke]

Put the spring in and then bolt the shock up so it doesn't pop out of the lca?

[k5hart]

It's angle that's the problem. The shock would get in the way.

[k5hart]

Figured it out. Had to put the spindle on and remove the lca arm bolts, put it all together and jack the back of the lca up. It's still a pain in the you no what doing it yourself. I had to get my wife to run the jack while I man handle it all in place.

[1badgmc]

That's an odd issue you had there. I've never run into anything like that, especially with drop springs. I've usually done it with no extra help. I get the top of the spring in the upper mount, and start jacking up the control arm. Turn the spring until it lines up on the bottom and finish it up.

What brand of springs did you use? 2"?

[k5hart]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

That's an odd issue you had there. I've never run into anything like that, especially with drop springs. I've usually done it with no extra help. I get the top of the spring in the upper mount, and start jacking up the control arm. Turn the spring until it lines up on the bottom and finish it up.

What brand of springs did you use? 2"?

That's what I read everywhere but it sure wasn't working for me. The springs where in the truck when I bought it. The previous owner thought they were belltech but couldn't remember since they were put in in 1995. They seem tall for being dropped springs to me.

I'll take a pic of the situation if I pull apart the other side. I'm looking at an '03 Silverado SS tomorrow so I may get rid the OBS and may let someone else worry about the balljoints.

[1badgmc]

So odd. Maybe the other side will be less trouble.

[the_duke]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

So odd.

:word:

Good thing he got it done though!