Springs

chrisgo74 · 01-25-2004, 08:34 AM

Having troble tring to install front coil springs on a 88 lx, is there a special tool that I need to do this? If so what do I need to do?

Chris

chrisgo74@hotmail.com

tireburner163 · 01-25-2004, 01:08 PM

Yea, you need a coil spring compressor. You can get them at pretty much any auto parts store.

-Josh, aka the tireburner

flyin 5.8 · 01-25-2004, 05:34 PM

There is a Ford type coil spring compressor, its an internal style with plates (not hooks) and the threaded rod has a pin thru it so it can be removed out the bottom. I have both he internal (hook)and mcpherson (external) styles and couldn't get either to work. Found the Ford style on the net for $245 and decided to make my own.

Good luck.

84LX89GT · 01-27-2004, 03:07 AM

I ended up using one from a schuck's store (Kragen auto parts depending on location) and it worked ok.....very scary i might add. I had to unbolt the control arms and work them from the back to line them up. It wasn't a whole lot of fun, although i was putting in drag springs, regular springs aren't near as bad. Lowering springs usually just fall right in.

01-25-2004, 08:34 AM	#1
chrisgo74 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: central, IL Posts: 8	Springs Having troble tring to install front coil springs on a 88 lx, is there a special tool that I need to do this? If so what do I need to do? Chris chrisgo74@hotmail.com

01-25-2004, 01:08 PM	#2
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Yea, you need a coil spring compressor. You can get them at pretty much any auto parts store. -Josh, aka the tireburner __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

01-25-2004, 05:34 PM	#3
flyin 5.8 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 73	There is a Ford type coil spring compressor, its an internal style with plates (not hooks) and the threaded rod has a pin thru it so it can be removed out the bottom. I have both he internal (hook)and mcpherson (external) styles and couldn't get either to work. Found the Ford style on the net for $245 and decided to make my own. Good luck. __________________ If girls are made of sugar and spice, how come they taste like tuna? "Nitrous is like a hot chick with an STD . . . you want to hit it, but your afraid of the consequences."

01-27-2004, 03:07 AM	#4
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	I ended up using one from a schuck's store (Kragen auto parts depending on location) and it worked ok.....very scary i might add. I had to unbolt the control arms and work them from the back to line them up. It wasn't a whole lot of fun, although i was putting in drag springs, regular springs aren't near as bad. Lowering springs usually just fall right in. __________________ 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300-R 1980 Ford Thunderbird - 255 V8 ported heads, 5.0L ported stock headers, O.R. H-pipe and Flowmaster 2-chambers, dual roller timing chain hi-po Mack Truck hood emblem 1985 Mustang GT 5.0L T5, F-303, GT40p, headers, off-road h, flowmasters, MSD stuff, etc. Sold 02/06/04 1989 Mustang GT ET: 13.304@102.29 mph (5-24-03) Sold - 1998 Mustang Cobra coupe, 1/4 mile - street tires: 13.843@103.41 (bone stock)

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