Are Spring Compressors even necessary?
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Are Spring Compressors even necessary?
O.K., I had the dealer compress and install the longer bolts for the Daystar kit. I'm thinking that when you remove the strut assembly from the truck that one of two things is happening with the assembly. 1) The shock is fully extended by the coil spring and the coil spring still has some spring left. or 2) The coil spring is fully sprung out leaving a little more shock travel inside the shock. I am thinking the latter. In which case you could just take off the top nut and not have the spring do anything. Otherwise if you install a spacer on top of the rubber thing that sits on top of the coil spring like Cornfed does or Daystar's thicker rubber thing, Then when you put the top plate back on, you would just be compressing the spring and not getting any lift. So the shock is actually losing some travel. Does anybody have any take on this?
I'm curious about this now!
I'm curious about this now!
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Flying nuts and bolts are much more fun then not. Forget the spring compressor and have some fun chasing the nuts and bolts that will be thrown god nows where. You'll probably find one attached to your forehead as someone already stated. One other fun thing you'll get to do is fix the threads on the nut and threaded rod because the spring pressure will just about rip off the last thread and chew it up nicely. Oh what FUN!!!!
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