Help please!
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Help please!
I'm very new to all of this suspension stuff but I'm learning so dont grille me. My question is can I put lowering springs on my car as a do it yourself project? I've heard you have to have a spring compressor?
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Yes, you can DIY if you rent a spring compressor from a local hardware/auto parts store. The spring compressors are really just clamps that hold the spring in place while you remove the top nut so that it doesn't bounce off your head.
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if your have a autozone near by, they have a free loaner spring compressor. You actually pay for it but they return all your cash when you return the tool. Its a one man job in about 4 hours the first time. Get some camber bolts and have a front end alignment done after the install is complete.
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I did it without a spring compressor (I know, bad bad), but to release the stock springs, I placed a jack under the Arm assembly, removed the top plate 4 nuts, and then removed the nut securing the strut to the top plate/mount. Then slowly lowered the jack, which allowed the spring to relax and be removed.
For both the Roush and Eibach Springs I've used, the springs were short enough that I could get the top plates back on the assembled strut by hand.
Do at your own risk, make sure you're aware of where the forces are and how the parts move in the suspension system. I like to avoid using spring compressors whenever possible, as they're the work of the evil-knuckle-busting-tool-devil. So far on the mustang I've been able to avoid it.
For both the Roush and Eibach Springs I've used, the springs were short enough that I could get the top plates back on the assembled strut by hand.
Do at your own risk, make sure you're aware of where the forces are and how the parts move in the suspension system. I like to avoid using spring compressors whenever possible, as they're the work of the evil-knuckle-busting-tool-devil. So far on the mustang I've been able to avoid it.
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I did it without a spring compressor (I know, bad bad), but to release the stock springs, I placed a jack under the Arm assembly, removed the top plate 4 nuts, and then removed the nut securing the strut to the top plate/mount. Then slowly lowered the jack, which allowed the spring to relax and be removed.
For both the Roush and Eibach Springs I've used, the springs were short enough that I could get the top plates back on the assembled strut by hand.
Do at your own risk, make sure you're aware of where the forces are and how the parts move in the suspension system. I like to avoid using spring compressors whenever possible, as they're the work of the evil-knuckle-busting-tool-devil. So far on the mustang I've been able to avoid it.
For both the Roush and Eibach Springs I've used, the springs were short enough that I could get the top plates back on the assembled strut by hand.
Do at your own risk, make sure you're aware of where the forces are and how the parts move in the suspension system. I like to avoid using spring compressors whenever possible, as they're the work of the evil-knuckle-busting-tool-devil. So far on the mustang I've been able to avoid it.
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Adjustable panhard. Is your GT a non-brembo? If so i had to upgrade to the GT500 mounts (w/ Steeda HD's) because of premature wear of the mount on the passenger side.
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Originally Posted by Bigblue11
Adjustable panhard. Is your GT a non-brembo? If so i had to upgrade to the GT500 mounts (w/ Steeda HD's) because of premature wear of the mount on the passenger side.
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Originally Posted by LEwis26
So why are you posting in the 2010-2013 section if you have an 06?
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Originally Posted by CaptDistraction
I did it without a spring compressor (I know, bad bad), but to release the stock springs, I placed a jack under the Arm assembly, removed the top plate 4 nuts, and then removed the nut securing the strut to the top plate/mount. Then slowly lowered the jack, which allowed the spring to relax and be removed.
For both the Roush and Eibach Springs I've used, the springs were short enough that I could get the top plates back on the assembled strut by hand.
Do at your own risk, make sure you're aware of where the forces are and how the parts move in the suspension system. I like to avoid using spring compressors whenever possible, as they're the work of the evil-knuckle-busting-tool-devil. So far on the mustang I've been able to avoid it.
For both the Roush and Eibach Springs I've used, the springs were short enough that I could get the top plates back on the assembled strut by hand.
Do at your own risk, make sure you're aware of where the forces are and how the parts move in the suspension system. I like to avoid using spring compressors whenever possible, as they're the work of the evil-knuckle-busting-tool-devil. So far on the mustang I've been able to avoid it.