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Old 12-05-2005, 10:36 PM   #5
Chris_H
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Default Re: Stock spring install gone bad...

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Originally Posted by Jeff Chambers
Leave the strut connected and remove the two a-arm pivot bolts. Use a floor jack to jack the arm back up in place. This works well....at least for me. I always use a chain to secure the spring during the install though, just in case it decides to try and jump out.
That's the best way I have found to do it too. I was lucky enough to have access to a lift so we were able to raise and lower the car rather than raise and lower the jack. Definitely chain the springs down though, they are no joke if/when they shoot out!
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