Ford B and C Spring (compressor needed or not

[R.J.]

I am looking for a spring with the least amount of lowering (live in R.I. where the roads are known for the pot holes) but requires no spring compressor for installation. I am just sick of my sn95 front springs limiting me on how much of my front end I can take apart because I'll need a "SPECIAL" ford spring compressor to reinstall the stock springs. I did a search and B and C springs seem to have the least amount of lowering but one person will say they need a spring compressor for install and another will say they did not need one. Who here has installed B or C spring on a sn95 and knows for sure they fit between the upper spring seat and the lower control arm to be jacked into place with out a compressor? Thank you

 

[2L8ULUZ2]

I have never used a spring compressor on a mustang to change springs and I have installed two sets of c springs and also a set of eibach springs. The only thing that I have ever used a compressor on is a camaro and that is because they are a coil over design with it on the strut.

 

[R.J.]

Thanks, thats what I wanted to hear. I don't know if you ever reinstalled stock springs on an sn95 but I did it once and I don't think it can be done without a compressor. I used a compressor that was not supposed to fit and I ended up having to cut the compressor out of the middle of the spring because once everything was togeather and the spring fully seated the compressor would not fit through the coils to pull out the bottom of the control arm. When you installed the C's did you put the spring in the upper spring seat, then the control arm will pivot up just enough to put the spring in the lower seat and a jack under the arm? Thanks again

 

[94GT40]

Thanks, thats what I wanted to hear. I don't know if you ever reinstalled stock springs on an sn95 but I did it once and I don't think it can be done without a compressor. I used a compressor that was not supposed to fit and I ended up having to cut the compressor out of the middle of the spring because once everything was togeather and the spring fully seated the compressor would not fit through the coils to pull out the bottom of the control arm. When you installed the C's did you put the spring in the upper spring seat, then the control arm will pivot up just enough to put the spring in the lower seat and a jack under the arm? Thanks again

I agree. I don't think you can install stock springs back without a spring compressor. I installed BBK progressive rate springs in mine. They lowered it about 1" [+]. I didn't need to use a compressor.

What I did was:

1. Take the wheel off.
2. Take the caliper off and hang it with a coat hanger wire.
3. Take disk brake off. [It fell off actually]
4. Placed jack under "A" arm. [Pre-load it]
4. Disconnect the sway bar.
5. Unbolted the two bolts where the shock/strut bolts to the "A" arm.
6. Ease down the jack.
7. Placed a "wonder bar" [prybar] into the lower spring "cup" and had my helper push their foot down hard on the "A" arm and popped the stock spring out.
8. Cleaned out the cup and sprayed it and the bottom of the new spring and bushing with WD-40.
9. Inserted the top of the spring first.
10. Had helper push doen on "A" arm with foot.
11. Shoe horned bottom of new spring into place.
12. Reverse steps 6-1.

This takes a little elbow greas, but worked like a charm for me.

 

[R.J.]

Ford claims B springs to lower 7/8th of an inch and that is the least lowering I could find. BBK's at 1 in don't sound to bad, I could just use thick upper and lower spring insulators. I might do B's or C's and Insulators. I should have thought about this last weekend because this weekend did ball joints, tie rod ends, end links, and front/rear shocks. I just could not do A-arm bushings because I wouldn't have been able to put everything back togeather. Thanks again soon I'll do springs and A-arm bushings and my front suspension will be brand new and mechanic friendly.