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| r_towle |
 Apr 6 2015, 02:25 PM
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Custom Member  Group: Members Posts: 24,588 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(bandjoey @ Apr 6 2015, 10:36 AM)  No need for the spring compressor. Just put the spring in place and jcack the trailing arm up into place. New looks good! not sure what you are explaining, but they need to take apart the rear shocks to remove and flip over the lower perch. This needs to be done with the unit out of the car. Guys, I have done this with a tire and my fat ass on the stock springs. With two guys it may be even easier... Set shock on its base, on the ground. Lay wheel over the top and push down....you only need to push it 100lbs... (spring rate) to get the tension released from the top nut. Fix the perch. Do the same process in reverse to get it back together....hardest part is lining up everything. With 100lb springs, there is not really alot of tension getting it all together. Rich |
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| KELTY360 |
Apr 6 2015, 11:53 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Great tip Rich. I think my ass is fat enough but my FLAPS loaned me the spring compressor so I'll release the spring that way.
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| sixnotfour |
Apr 12 2015, 05:54 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,434 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Well based on this picture yours are correct. Make sure the snap ring is seating in a machine groove. That appears in this picture...Kurt is never wrong..
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| r_towle |
Apr 12 2015, 05:56 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,588 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Apr 12 2015, 07:54 PM) Well based on this picture yours are correct. Make sure the snap ring is seating in a machine groove. That appears in this picture...Kurt is never wrong.. No, his are wrong. With the lower perch as he has it, there is nothing to ensure the spring stays centered on the perch. Rich |
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| sixnotfour |
Apr 13 2015, 08:39 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,434 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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in this picture though it looks like the snap ring groove is up ??
tryin to give a glimmer of hope from my arm chair...not my thinking chair.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) he should have bought Koni's (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
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| KELTY360 |
Apr 13 2015, 09:38 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Apr 12 2015, 04:54 PM) Well based on this picture yours are correct. Make sure the snap ring is seating in a machine groove. That appears in this picture...Kurt is never wrong.. There is some dispute over his infallibility. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bootyshake.gif) He had it right on his car but apparently was trying to provide me with a teaching moment. The lesson: if his lips are moving, the truth is running hard in the other direction. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) |
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| Mike Bellis |
Apr 13 2015, 10:01 AM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None
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Make sure your spring perch has the snap ring grove as well. If it does not, the clip will move; snap out of the grove. In my case, My shock perch is different than yours and has a collar to encapsulate the snap ring. I think mine are Koni, maybe.
With my old perches, I hit a bump on the freeway and the suspension collapsed all the way to the bottom. This pic shows the grove AND the spring perch mounted upside down.  |
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