Help! Ipulled my front springs and I cant get them in!

hollant

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I have already ruined my father in laws spring compressors... They were too long, but I tried to make them work and I screwed them up... Does anybody in the Puyallup, Tacoma area have a spring compressor they know works on a fox mustang? Any good samaratins out there? Case of frosty beverage to whoever saves me!!!

 

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With the front of the vehicle up on jack stands and the lower control arm still attached to the spindle remove the 2 inner control arm bolts. Lower inner side of lower control arm, insert spring into control arm, place floor jack onto center edge of inner control arm and jack up into place. Be carefull!

I have done my good deed for the day. Now Jeff won't have to get on here and lecture you on how you are going to kill yourself with the spring!
( inside joke )

 

gospeedgo

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AllFordPerf said:

I have done my good deed for the day. Now Jeff won't have to get on here and lecture you on how you are going to kill yourself with the spring!
( inside joke )

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:Zip2:

 

hollant

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I can not get the inner a arm bolts off.amnit: I tried that several hours ago! Case of beverage still up for grabbs!

Thanks for the effort!!!

 

gospeedgo

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From experience, it is VERY difficult to do this with stock springs. Aftermarket are not so bad (shorter), but without using the above mentioned method, its not gonna be easy. Leverage is just not on your side. I would keep trying those inners while you wait.

 

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You think that's bad, try doing it w/o a motor in the car some time

 

lamrith

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Oct 23, 2005

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WaterPog said:

You think that's bad, try doing it w/o a motor in the car some time

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Been there, DONE THAT... crapola

 

hollant

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Oct 24, 2005

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Well, I was able to get the control arms off and get the springs back in... it took a big breaker bar and a butt load of break free, but I got the car back together! Thanks for the support!

 

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blackholehunter

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WaterPog said:

You think that's bad, try doing it w/o a motor in the car some time

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Been there done that as well!

 

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05drive

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i bit the bullit and bought the 175 dollar spring compressor thats specially made for it takes about 10 mins each side

 

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Sorry bud, was in Maui all week..................

You always have fun when I am not around.

Spring compressors are for girls in pink dresses........

 

hollant

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Oct 30, 2005

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Maui! I hope it was a vacation and not work related.

Now I need to do the head gaskets on the turbo car... Oops!