Topic: Front Springs
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Hey folks,
Thank you all for those replys!
I'm gonna go ahead and get the (Van Steel) 460's along with their rubber bushing front end kit.
P.S. DWRIGHT, I won't be doing the work myself. However, the mechanic lets me in the garage and I get to help out. I like gettin' my hands dirty and askin' questions while we work.
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well,
i got a spacer,(4 in lg pipe nipple) and put it between the lower jaw and the end with the hex on it and it worked great.
my front springs are in !!
the little things in life that make you happy !
joe
i got a spacer,(4 in lg pipe nipple) and put it between the lower jaw and the end with the hex on it and it worked great.
my front springs are in !!
the little things in life that make you happy !
joe
Joe,
Glad to hear that worked out for you!
DWRIGHT,
Yeah, my mechanic and I kind of have an arrangement like that, too.
I buy the coffee in the morning and spring for lunch. By the end of the job I usually hang around and keep asking questions.
Last year when he (we) finished up on some valve work I kept on blurting out even more car questions. He gave me a good natured grin and said "Be careful or y'er buyin' the dinner too!"
I'll see you and DaveM in Pa. in 2 weeks! (New springs or not.)
Kevin
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[QUOTE=VetteSpecialties]Usually an interior compressor works. Sometimes you need to take it apart and put it together upside down, so the shaft sticks out the shock hole in the lower A-arm.
Or else get five heavy friends to sit on the frame while you use a floor jack.
Good luck
Larry
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Or else get five heavy friends to sit on the frame while you use a floor jack.
Good luck
Larry
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Another trick that worked for me was to get a piece of all thread that fit through the shock mount hole on top of the coil tower. I used the bottom half of the internal spring compressor to suck the spring in enough to get the lower A arm put back on. Wasn't purtty but it worked.
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