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Originally Posted by HiLife
Would it be possible to get some worn out strut spring combo? Disassemble it, cut off enough coils, reassemble and install.
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totally possible I just don't have any laying around.
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Originally Posted by St Runner
I like HiLifes idea. Just toss an old set on for now. Yes its ugly compared to the rest of that frame, but sometimes you just have to man up and deal with the ugly. You are going to have to readjust everything later anyways
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sure but really torquing the upper is really the only thing left to do, of course alignment but that is a given.
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Originally Posted by Hopeless Diamond
Buy a bunch of pizza and beer, invite a bunch of friends over and have them sit on the frame. They can enjoy the pizza and beer as they watch you work.
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and his name is bubba, unfortunaly I don't have any bubba in my phone.
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Originally Posted by dogtail
If the Egyptians could move 80 ton blocks of rock without machinery you can do this easily. Use leverage where you can. I'm thinking stick a landscaping beam or 2x6 or some other strong enough wood under the frame on other side, tie it back to the frame on other side somehow, cause would lift frame otherwise. Ratchet strap the coil to compress to where want it. I think this would work fine.
Awesome workmanship you're doing there.
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dude everybody knows they had help from aliens. I learned this on the internet so it must be true.
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Originally Posted by nevada
jack up the OPPOSITE rear corner of the frame. by the frame at the furthest point you can hit. this will help put more pressure against the side you're working on.
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yea it's not even close, I have an engine hoist and I can pickup any part of the frame and the coil-overs just laugh in your face.
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Originally Posted by repo
I'm probably not understanding the physics of this but cant you just put the UCA bolt in but dont torque it, then install the coilover? Then remember to torque the uca bushiing when the full weight is back together. I've never had to use pry bars or the bottle jack trick or anything to get coilovers in I just loosen the UCA and it drops down.
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I have done this several times with a fully assembled truck and yes I agree it has never caused me much issue. sure I have had to use a dead blow to kind of help things line up but... the pre-load is set to compensate for the full weight of the front end so... I have too somehow make up missing weight.
Think about it this way when you install a coil-over you droop the lower arm and then put the top into place, then bolt up to the lower arm. you can then jack up the lower a little until the upper ball joint just slips on.
in this case there is no ufda to compensate for the pre-load on the spring.
I was able to compress the spring with a little help from my coil spring compressors and some spacers. however at full droop I hit the spring and the UCA guessing I will have to undo it and spin the coilover to the next position to clear that at full droop. sigh.
I also ravaged the spring but at this point it felt kind of good to hurt it.