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Changing springs with compressor
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Fri, 04 March 2005 04:46
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hey, Ive had these lowered springs for bout a year now, and ive now got time to put them in. I just bought a coil spring compressor from supercheap.
What confuses me is that the maximum size was 9", and not even the lowered spring is 9" long, its a bit more. So, when you put the compressor on, can you just attatch it to the lower coils and just squeese together the inner coils not the outside coils?? i hope that made sense.....
And do you fully compress them or just tighten them so it holds the pressure?? Ive heard different things.
When youve taken em out and removed the top of the strut, whats stopping the spring from flying off when you take off the compressor???
thanks
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Fri, 04 March 2005 05:08
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you attach in the middle of the spring and then use it to compress the middle, this shortens it enough to fit. Think you don't want it on the top or bottom as it won't sit in place while you are working on it.
Do not fully compress take them to a height just a little below then height needed to change the springs, if one snaps or the spring snaps while you are working on it cos of to much tension the results are not pretty
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Location:
Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Sun, 06 March 2005 04:43
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yea true, cheers man.
also, ive heard you loosen the piston rod upper nut, the one in the middle of the ones holding the upper strut mount, whilst its still on the car. I know to Definately not unscrew it, and im scared to f**k with it without the compressor on it. But apparently, its near impossible to unscrew it when the whole strut is out, cause its hard to get a good grip. So what do u guys reckon bout how much to loosen??? how long are the threds normally???
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Location:
Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Mon, 07 March 2005 08:40
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we did ours with it off the car bloody hard but we did it, mind you my dad and I gripped the strut whilst my uncle removed it.
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Brisbane CBD
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September 2004
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Mon, 07 March 2005 11:21
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it wont twiswt off just crack it so its not locked tight ita all good man you can do it
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Campbelltown, NSW
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November 2004
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Mon, 07 March 2005 11:33
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Hey All,
we were using those little spring ccompressors at work ( the ones that are like mini vises that u clamp on either side of the spring ) and one of them flew off and the spring was bent over and just holding on by the other spring compresson 
no1 was game enuf to go near it and undo the other compressor in case it went flying off..it sat there for about 4 hours lol
well i hope this gives u confidence 
NOLAN
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Adelaide
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July 2002
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Mon, 07 March 2005 23:55
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just get stuck into it mate its not hard, i must have done my springs about 4 times. yeh loosed that nut on the top of the strut while the car is still on the ground a couple of turns should be fine, it wont go flying off. then yank the strut out of the car, wack on the compressors and pull the spring down enuff so that you can undo the strut top nut easily and so that the strut cap is not under pressure, well not too much pressure then take the hat off, take the spring out. compress new spring to minimum height needed to get the strut cap back on, make sure u get the spring all lined up correctly in the bottom of the strut and the strut cap is on correctly and aimed in the right direction there might be a arrow pointing outwards, mine did. then repeat x 3
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2004
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Tue, 08 March 2005 02:55
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Hey Terry
Small thread hijack here.
I was just trying to source springs, struts etc for a lowering job on my AE90. The guy at the auto parts shop said I also need Camber kits. I have not read this on any of the forums here.
Trev
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I Supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2004
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Tue, 08 March 2005 04:28
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the middle nut is easy to crack./...just remove the assembly....get vice grips and a stubby holder...yank the bottom of the stuby hol;der out and grip with the vice grips over the top of it near the top of the strut....works a treat....and dont be scared of spring compressors u girly man  its not the tools that hurt u its the n00bz using them
Adam
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Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Tue, 08 March 2005 04:38
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yea cool no worries. I dont have a vice so id probably just loosen a turn or two. but when youve takent the strut cap off, whilst the standard spring is compressed, how do you take the spring compressor off the standard spring?? Isnt the spring already compressed when its inside the strut?? So if you take it off, it will go flyin wont it??
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Location:
Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Tue, 08 March 2005 04:40
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dont know bout the camber kit... i reckon sport shocks woud be more nessessary...
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Location:
Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Tue, 08 March 2005 04:42
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dont know bout the camber kit... i reckon sport shocks woud be more nessessary...
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Canberra
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October 2002
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Tue, 08 March 2005 06:25
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| terrykoun wrote on Tue, 08 March 2005 15:38 |
how do you take the spring compressor off the standard spring?? Isnt the spring already compressed when its inside the strut?? So if you take it off, it will go flyin wont it??
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Thats why you use the compressor,.. to compress the spring to the point where there is no longer any pressure on the strut top... then you undo it and remove the spring,..
easy
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Location:
Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Wed, 09 March 2005 05:15
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yea i know that, but im saying when you take the standard spring out of the strut, how do you get the compressor off.
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Location:
Adelaide
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July 2002
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Wed, 09 March 2005 05:18
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are u serious?
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I Supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2004
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Wed, 09 March 2005 05:26
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mate....get a profesional to do it...u will just do urself an injury....
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Location:
Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: Changing springs with compressor
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Fri, 11 March 2005 03:32
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na i get it, i thought bout it after i typed the question.
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