is their any way to do this??? i have new shocks and im broke at the moment and cant find anyone that has them....is their anyway i can do this without hurting myself or anything else??? or should i just wait and get them???

 

Autozone rents tools cheap - you won't pay like $10 for the compressor.
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ahhhhh...i never thought of that..thanks!!!

 

Do you currently have aftermarket springs?

 

no stock springs...

 

I've removed the springs without springs compressors before. Its not as scary as it sounds. Put your body weight onto the springs so they compress a bit while a buddy uses an impact gun to loosen the top nut. Once the nut is out, take your weight off the springs and youre done. Do the same to put them back in. The springs wont fly out killing everyone in the area.

 

I would be safe and rent from autozone....

50 dollar deposit...

that what i did....

 

Yeah I rented from autozone aswell, you get your money back once you bring them back

edit: nevermind looks like you are reusing stock springs

 

Wan is right, no problem removing the springs... putting stock springs back on is different story.

 

it depends how saggy the stock springs are, it definitely is still not a safe method.

 

If you've never used springs compressors before, it will be a nerve wrecking experience while you compress the springs. Alot of autoparts stores rent them out for free as long as you leave a deposit. Return them in one piece and you get your money back.

Dont compress the hell out of the springs to remove them because the springs can fly out if the compressors fail. When the strut assembly is out of the car, the springs are almost completely extended. Compressing them a little is all you need to remove them.

 

ill inspect springs after they are off...i think i could use new ones but ill wait...and im gonna rent from autozone

 

check it out, ive done many springs and struts on these cars. you can lift the car and remove out the bottom bolts 17mm but leave the top 14mm where the mounts are. then break loosen the middle strut nut but dont remove. next loosen the 14mm strut mount nuts just enough to angle around inside the wheel well and shoot the spring out to the floor from the main strut mount nut. this works for the rear as well. be careful when trying these on other rwd cars and never on fwd cars because the spring will get stuck on the lower control arm or axle.

 

tell me if everything worked out for you

 

No spring compressor.
Just be carefull. Do it slow.

 

yea I just did my springs with no compressor.
I have swapped springs on a **** ton of cars and I have always gone and rented the compressor but this time I didn't, I just used an impact gun on the top shock nut till it was about 3 turns away from off.
layled the shock on a towell, and rapped the shock up in the towell and used a wrench on the nut from outside the towell.
( mainly just so the nut and peices didn't shoot off everywhere )
it will just pop back afew inches. nothing serious.

 

hmmmm... what about putting back on the stock springs??? how did you manage that???

 

have a friend push down on the strut top while you spin the center nut on

 

I bought quick struts and wondered if I needed a compressor to take old fronts off

 

FYI spring compressors run about $40 and makes this much easier and less likely to hurt yourself.

Impact the 22mm nut all the way off with your foot on the strut facing a wall. It will kick a bit as it decompresses, but nothing I'd consider dangerous as long as you face the spring towards the wall and keep your hands out of the way. Putting anything other than stock springs back on is pretty easy , compressing stock springs to reinstall the big nut will take some umph.