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| kwlane |
 Sep 28 2012, 02:40 PM
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  I used a homemade spring compressor to put what I was told are 100lb springs on to new Bilstein shocks. I carefully measured the length of the compressed springs on the original Boge shocks but when I relaxed the spring after putting on shock are not on completely straight. Not sure if this is a problem or not. I only did one so far. Don't want to buy a new expensive spring compressing tool if don't have too but if that is needed to do right will have to do so. Any advice? |
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| toolguy |
Sep 28 2012, 04:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,275 Joined: 2-April 11 From: San Diego / El Cajon Member No.: 12,889 Region Association: Southern California 
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You really don't care about the length of the compressed spring. . what you care about is the distance from the bottom mount bolt hole to the lower spring perch. . . If your are using the same springs, make it the same as it was on the other shock or the car will sit lower or higher, correspondingly. .
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kwlane Spring alignment Sep 28 2012, 02:40 PM
yeahmag Never seen that one before. Are the "ends... Sep 28 2012, 03:11 PM Jeffs9146 Lower the bottom spring purch and it should solve ... Sep 28 2012, 03:13 PM
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Lower the bottom spring purch and it should solve... Sep 28 2012, 04:23 PM SirAndy I used a homemade spring compressor
I never had t... Sep 28 2012, 03:39 PM Andyrew Aftermarket springs are loose, stock springs are n... Sep 28 2012, 04:36 PM kwlane Ok, thanks for all the replies! Ends of the sp... Sep 28 2012, 07:41 PM bandjoey I"ll look at mine tomorrow but i think the cl... Sep 28 2012, 08:12 PM kg6dxn My springs (200lb) do not look bent under compress... Sep 28 2012, 09:49 PM kwlane Its the bottom perch that came with the Bilsteins ... Sep 29 2012, 09:00 AM |
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