installing eibach prokit springs

hsean · Nov 30, 2011

i installed the rears but the fronts are a little bit tricky without the weight of the motor.i rented a spring compressor from autozone but that didn't work too well.what have you guys tried to remedy this problem?

MikeH686 · Nov 30, 2011

Push down on spindle or what I did was take the spring compressor and spring away from car ... compress rather small and apply large and I mean LARGE zipties to the spring ... place spring back in car and cut zip ties

hsean · Nov 30, 2011

MikeH686 said:
Push down on spindle or what I did was take the spring compressor and spring away from car ... compress rather small and apply large and I mean LARGE zipties to the spring ... place spring back in car and cut zip ties

i didn't think of zip ties i returned the compressor right now i am thinking of getting atleast 5 guys to sit on the front of my car .i am also thinking of not using the top isolator .

LarsD · Nov 30, 2011

I wouldn't use zip ties. It took me, my friend, a pry bar, my floor jack, and my foot to get the H&R springs in last year on my 91.

87_LX_5.0 · Nov 30, 2011

MikeH686 said:
Push down on spindle or what I did was take the spring compressor and spring away from car ... compress rather small and apply large and I mean LARGE zipties to the spring ... place spring back in car and cut zip ties

Really? Zipties on a compressed spring? Not the best advice that has ever been given on Stangnet.

hsean · Nov 30, 2011

87_LX_5.0 said:
Really? Zipties on a compressed spring? Not the best advice that has ever been given on Stangnet.[/QUOTE

actually where i used to work they had some huge zipties that were very wide and thick.this was what i was thinking of and i think what he was thinking of as well.i know about all that stored energy and believe me i would make sure that there was something there before i would even think of using them.hopefully 4 to 5 guys will be enough weight to make this thing work.

hsean · Nov 30, 2011

LarsD said:
I wouldn't use zip ties. It took me, my friend, a pry bar, my floor jack, and my foot to get the H&R springs in last year on my 91.

did you use the isolators?

LarsD · Nov 30, 2011

hsean said:
did you use the isolators?

Yeah, little trick I learned after the fact. Use electrical tape to tape the iso's to the springs. That way you don't have to fight with them while you are trying to stab the springs in.

Riverart · Nov 30, 2011

I just installed the Ford Racing springs. It's a bitch. I used a spring compressor and had to use spacers on the tool to give it enough compression without letting the bolt come out the top coils. I used isolators on top and bottom. Once my pops and I did one side, the other was much easier.

Oh, and I used zip ties, the regular ones and decompressed the spring and they tore so fast...I thought it might work. Wrong.

MikeH686 · Dec 1, 2011

What's wrong with zipties ... I used what we call chiller ties they are 3ft. Long 1/2 wide and 1/4 in thick I'd rather do that then use a pry bar and end up messing up a lower control arm

Mintsick · Dec 1, 2011

What style spring compressor did you try? Apparently Maximum Motorsports sells a tool to help, looks simple as hell check it out:

VID 00008-20100425-1428.3GP - YouTube

rbonella · Dec 1, 2011

I would pick up some metal band ties...where you can tight/loose with a socket or phillips....they're much stronger than band ties...also, there are many different types of spring compressors at autozone etc...I tried 5 diff styles before finding the right one....but I also drop the lower arm too

tannerc91gt · Dec 1, 2011

MikeH686 said:
zipties

please dont do this...

93lxSaleenclone · Dec 1, 2011

Use $200 to pay a shop along with an alignment and call it a day

myslo50 · Dec 1, 2011

ill be the first to say this then, dont need spring compressors or zip ties or band clamps. jack the front up, support with jack stands on subframe, remove sway bar links, put jack under control arm where the spring seats, add pressure, remove the 2 lower control arm bolts, lower jack slowly and springs are out. (leaving control arm attached to spindle, brakes still attached and tie rod still attached to spindle) reverse process for install and use ratchet strap or small come-a-long to line control arm to k member to put bolts back through. repeat process for other side(will go twice as fast than the first time) reinstall sway bar links, and tires, then align.

absolutely the easiest way to install front springs period! prove me wrong

hsean · Dec 2, 2011

I agree that's the easiest way my problem is there is no motor in my car. I tried to see if I could put the springs in without the compressor but impossible.I am going to go back to autozone with the spring to see what other compresssor they have that will fit better.if this fails then I will remove the bolts to the control arms .

MikeH686 · Dec 2, 2011

There's nothing wrong with the zipties that I used I've done it on a 96 mustang gt with h and r springs but the floor jack method is what I did with the rear

5.0Droptop · Dec 2, 2011

On my buddies car with no engine it it. We compressed the spring with a compressor and used a pallet bander and banded the spring and put several crimp locks on... worked great.

RsStanG1987 · Dec 2, 2011

Theres an assload of bad advice in here. I did my pro kit on 2 cars with out the motor the normal way. im just shocked.. Zipties on a compressed spring is assinine ive seen ladies on cops break them and your gonna try them on on a spring? seriously?

Adams91LX · Dec 2, 2011

I had some friends come stand/sit on the k-member... that's what I did... it's a pain without the weight... also, the electrical tape on the iso's help.

Patience... just take your time and be smart. Coil springs are obviously able to produce a lot of tension and force if things go wrong.

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Mine is only two inches though.

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Mine is only two inches though.

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Mine is only two inches though.

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