Keep your fingers, arms and legs positioned appropriately. ![]() Your hand, arm or leg will not stop them from their trajectory without significant damage.ĪLWAYS treat these springs with GREAT respect when they are under tension. ![]() It's amazing how far and hard springs will fly with just an inch of pressure on them. Personally, I wouldn't attempt to 'bend' (by simply prying) the springs out of position. You may have to pry it a bit also but it should rotate in. During install you push the spring up into position (over the spring guide) then you can rotate the bottom pig tail into place by threading it into position. Keep in mind these are Harbor Freight coil spring compressors. Two inches +/- IS enough to remove or install a front spring. I cut one compressor shaft shorter than the other to fit the tight side space, I put anti-seize compound on the threads of the shaft and used my impact in short bursts to compress the spring down about two inches. ![]() They cost about $20 and they are worth it. ![]() Both times I used a cheap coil spring compressor from Harbor Freight. Last October I installed an OME suspension by myself. I've had the front springs out of two of my 2nd gen trucks.
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