Is it worth it to have a spring compressor?

[Joe.Doty@lcnetwork.com (Joe Doty)]

Yeah, I've got a spring compressor.  It's called my brother.

Like Al said, as long as you aren't putting on stock springs you won't =
need it.  Neuspeed sports need to be compressed a few inches, nothing =
another body can't handle.  For removal toss a heavy towel on top of the =
hole assembly to avoid injury.  The spring doesn't expand that much so =
it's not dangerous.

Joe Doty
IT/Development
joe@lcnetwork.com=20
-----Original Message-----
From: Allyn [mailto:amalventano@sc.rr.com]=20
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:17 PM
To: Jeff Toomasson; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Is it worth it to have a spring compressor?

its relaly not necessary if you have some type of progressive/lowering =
spring, as they only take like 25-50 lbs of force to compress enough to =
get the bolt on. if you are removing stock struts, unbolt the center =
bolt first, then lift the car, staying clear of the wheel well. the =
resulting 'sproing!' isnt as violent as you may think. it is possible to =
put stock springs back on doing the reverse of this, but its quite =
difficult (someone has to center the strut with the center of the upper =
strut bearing as someone else lowers the car to compress the spring).
Al
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jeff Toomasson=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 10:38 PM
Subject: Is it worth it to have a spring compressor?

I'm realistically going to do at least 3 strut/spring/bushing changes =
within the next=A01-2 years. Did a random search at Harbor Freight and =
found that they have one on sale. Should I grab one? Would it be =
something I could unload if I needed to? I guess it could become "list =
property" like Randy's hoist that's still sitting in my garage...=A0 :-\
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=3D43753
JT


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