Ford B and C Spring (compressor needed or not

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. said:

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

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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.