No springs clamps need help

[iceey]

hey guys
is there a safe way to get your standard springs of stock suspension without the use of spring clamps? i was thinking of undoing the top hat bolts before i remove it from its place .. is that a bad idea ?


cheers

[charliebrown]

Compressors are $30... don't risk a broken face.

And yes, undoing the top hat bolts = fling straight into your face and will break it (your face)

[YeahByuddy]

coathanger wire will hold them while you undo the tophats,then cut off with sidecutters once removed

[dougie_504]

I have done this before. One person holding the shock while the other uses a compressor gun to remove the nuts.

Worked fine, but it wasn't safe to say the least lol.


Bought some compressors from SCA. Takes ages and scratched the springs a bit, but much safer.

[senna]

If you are undoing the top mount while the entire strut is still in the car then thats fine, but you will still need spring compressors to get the new ones back on unless the new springs are shorter in free length compared to the shock open length.

That or hop in your mates car with all your struts, head down to a local suspension place and get them to swap them over for you. might charge 20 bucks

[blahZ]

alot of cable ties

[dougie_504]

If you are undoing the top mount while the entire strut is still in the car then thats fine, but you will still need spring compressors to get the new ones back on unless the new springs are shorter in free length compared to the shock open length.

That or hop in your mates car with all your struts, head down to a local suspension place and get them to swap them over for you. might charge 20 bucks

Yeah for this I just put the shock on the ground standing upright and knelt with all my weight on the spring while my friend put the top back on. Managed to compress a rather long 10kg spring like this, pain in the ass though.

[iceey]

Compressors are $30... don't risk a broken face.

And yes, undoing the top hat bolts = fling straight into your face and will break it (your face)

is this with the strut out or still connected to the car?

[iceey]

coathanger wire will hold them while you undo the tophats,then cut off with sidecutters once removed

then wont the spring expand once you cut them ?

[iceey]

If you are undoing the top mount while the entire strut is still in the car then thats fine, but you will still need spring compressors to get the new ones back on unless the new springs are shorter in free length compared to the shock open length.

That or hop in your mates car with all your struts, head down to a local suspension place and get them to swap them over for you. might charge 20 bucks

yeah the springs i have now are 2 front lowered springs off a eg6 ... so it should fit alright .. just worried about removing the old springs ..

[iceey]

i can remove the struts and take em to a local suspension place .. but they wont do it for $20 .. unless you know a place that can ?

[djt]

Loosen the tops first then get a guy to lay the sussy on the ground aiming the strut tops as close as you can to the wall and let him step on the bottom of it, grab the allen key and slowly undo it until it pops off. Be careful though, only do this if desperate. Done this numerous times without a compressor.