Rear springs install?

[Rockdawg84]

I recently had my rear springs and shocks changed out at a shop. I noticed today that one of the rear springs is caught on the axle base plate. It is slightly out of alignment with the notch for it to sit in. I don't really want to drop it off at the shop to get it adjusted. Was hoping I could do it myself. Is it possible to get enough tension off the spring without disconnecting the shock and sway link to just rotate the spring. I have to rotate it about a 1/2 inch counter clockwise. I'm hoping that with just jacking up the truck on the frame and jacking up the opposite side of the axle I'll have enough slack to rotate the spring.

you can totally do it. lift the truck let the axle droop and give the spring a twist. you will be golden. :trophy:

 

[bkw]

I did it like this heheh. Easy peasy, just watch that center brake hose!!

On the passenger side this was effortless, and didn't even extend the brake hose all the way.

On the driver side, with the new OME 890 now installed on the passenger side, preventing the passenger side from compressing as much, and remembering that the driver side spring is also slightly taller to compensate for the extra weight on the driver side (battery, gas tank, driver) it wasn't quite enough all by itself. With the jack pushing down as far as the brake hose would allow, I still had to use a flat pry bar on the bottom to slip the spring up on to the axle. But, with the pry bar, it did pop up pretty easy. The spring compressed that little bit, and only took a second.

Maybe stock oem springs would have popped right in. OME 890 claim to do 2" of lift, as well as being harder to compress. Yeah it sure is 2 or even 3 inches taller than the old dead sagging springs. I don't know about compared to *new* oem.

Maybe I should have done the driver side first.

I didn't remove either side of the panhard. Just the tops of the anti-sway links and the bottom of the shocks.

Was actually all easier and quicker than I expected. I did each side by itself by only jacking up the one side (onto double stands), leaving the other side right on the ground. Never had to get under the truck. Hardly more fuss than changing a tire.

 

[mtbtim]

Here's a couple videos that might help someone stumbling across this thread.

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[reelamin]

Just in case someone searches this thread up. Just get some spring compressors....out with the old in with the new super easy and fast. Only thing you need to do is jack up the frame until tires barely leave the ground.

 

[Porqupine82]

Just in case someone searches this thread up. Just get some spring compressors....out with the old in with the new super easy and fast. Only thing you need to do is jack up the frame until tires barely leave the ground.

This guy is right. Work smarter people!