Coil spring compressors

[djsim1056]

What is the best and safest coil spring compressors on the market,doing a front shock swap on 2006.

 

[dirtman]

Try this. I did this last weekend and it was wonderful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E6u7dC7EHg

 

[JimInTN]

Best method is floor Jack under the a arm. Compress it slightly and then undo the two big bolts holding the lower ballpoint to the knuckle. Then lower the floor Jack. You'll still probably need to push down on the lower a arm once the floor Jack is out of the way due to memory in the lca bushings.

 

[MACT4R]

I second to that or you could rent spring compressor from autozone or O Reilly. I did mine a frw months ago.

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[Gdmeadors]

I used Autozone's. They were free but you must leave a deposit which is refunded once you return the tool. Worked perfectly.


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[unevolved]

Spring compressors from Autozone et. al. are just an accident waiting to happen. The control arm method can be safer when done correctly, since there's less possibility of the spring suddenly expanding.

 

[wnelax04sr5]

i have a set of compressors i bought from auto zone that have the safety pins, they're pretty much impossible to get off the spring once compressed, i even gave a spring a toss when it was compressed to see if they'd come off. only concern id have is if the metal is strong enough to hold a stiff spring for an extended amount of time

 

[truckhigh]

if you are doing just a shock replacement then you should use a spring compressor.So you don't mess with alignment specs as much and have a chance to not need an alignment. when you change the height you need an alignment no matter what.

 

[dagen]

I have a set of the Craftsman ones they had a safety pin in them as well and they worked just fine.

 

[riverwolf]

I used the loan-a-tool death sticks for my BMW convertible and ordered these when it was time for the 4Runner. Wish I'd spent the $100 before I did the BMW...so worth the upcharge versus the free loan-a-tools. If you've seen the FSM, these appear to be virtually identical to the Toyota "special shop tool" minus the tab used to hold the SST in a vise.