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basslinecorsa
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9th Mar 10 at 20:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I want to change my springs for shorter ones but don't have spring clamps ....
is it possible to do or will I just damage myself / the car

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barney1.6sport
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do not remove springs with out spring compressers or clamps !!
so dangerous.
basslinecorsa
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9th Mar 10 at 20:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nothing else I could use ??? don't really want to have to
buy a pair that I will only use once

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Roachee
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y dnt you see if you can borrow sum? i hav seen a mate use an air gun to do it but its dangerous
Scotty C
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I've used rope before. Wouldn't reccomend it tho
barney1.6sport
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or go 2 a garage n ask them 2 compress them 4 u.
u dnt wana mess around with the springs if theyre under pressure.
ive heard of people who done it n now have 1 fuck off scar across theyre face.
Scotty C
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I've heard of people dieing...
pteflint
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ive done it with rope and juberlees dangerous, extreme caution needed,you are better of buying a set of compressors from halfords or something
basslinecorsa
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9th Mar 10 at 21:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yea I was afraid of that ... oh well I will buy some tomorrow

anyone want a set of nearly new spring clamps

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best of pal lol,a suspension top face plant isnt recomended : )
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quote:
Originally posted by pteflint
best of pal lol,a suspension top face plant isnt recomended : )


LMAO although if I video it ..... £250 from you've been framed

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pteflint
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thats the added bonus of the job without clamps ha ha
X16joeXE
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i wrapped my shocks in a towl and used a gasgun No problems, but i would'nt recommend it.
pteflint
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never heard of the towl thingy like.
pteflint
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AmTech-2pc-12-COIL-SPRING-COMPRESSOR-CLAMPS-Heavy-Duty_W0QQitemZ270539628509QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Hand_Tools_Equipment?hash=item3efd6b1fdd

cheap as chips

[Edited on 09-03-2010 by pteflint]
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go buy some from halfords,use them,clean them,put them back in box and take them back and say you didnt need them in the end..what i did lol
Ste M
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Why not just use the jack intelligently? Slowly lower/raise it. Or just go by some ten quid clamps, you cheap skate.
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You can get some from Screwfix Direct for about £13, it's not exactly going to put you behind on your bills.

They are far better quality than those eBay ones as well, those ones look like they'll break as soon as you take them out of the box.

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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve_
Why not just use the jack intelligently? Slowly lower/raise it. Or just go by some ten quid clamps, you cheap skate.


What he said, put the car up on axle stands with both sides raised as much as the jack will go and just take the pressure off the shocker bottom bolts by jacking the rear beam up a bit. Undo the bolts, take them out then lower the jack which will in turn lower the axle. Reverse this to re fit them - that's what I did last week anyway but to be fair they are lowering springs, not sure if you'd have enough of a space with standards.

[Edited on 10-03-2010 by alan-g-w]
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it only costs £50 to get a garage change the shocks and springs for you and you do not even need to get under the car. let someone else take the risk.
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well I bought some from halfords ( £25 ) & dropped the car
only problem now is the ride is so bad it makes my exhaust hit the bottom
of the car if i'm going down a particularly rough road ..... oh well one more
problem to add to the list

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Aleex
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mine were done without compressors, how ever it wasnt a friend, some mechanic who wanted 30 quid. like above , let someone else take the burden
DaveyLC
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11th Mar 10 at 12:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I always remove them without clamps but I'm an animal lol!

I put the impact wrench on the strut top then put the whole lot on its side the with back of the impact wrench up against the wall, then unwind and wait for it to fire accross the workshop
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lol or undo the top nut while on the car, jack up just falls on the floor, putting back on squash it down till you can just get nut on and wazz it up with impact wrench lol
Glen
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don't be stupid buy some spring clamps or talk the shocks to a garage and ask if some1 would do it for cash.

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