Hi,
I thought about buying a spring compressor when I just redid the springs,
but I remembered reading at various times that some of the spring
compressors didn't work well. I ended up calling one of the national
tire chains (Tire Plus) They did it for me for free! I had new shocks,
springs and top mounting plates, so they just put it together for me.
Roger Elliott
On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 DWARE@uk.ibm.com wrote:
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> I've just received all the parts I need to replace the front shocks and
> springs from Rimmer Brothers. I saw on the their website that they sold a
> spring compressor so I ordered this as well, being listed just under the
> Spitfire springs I assumed it would be the recommended tool you see in all
> the manuals. Now that it has arrived I've found that it is not like that at
> all, it is a pair of spring compressors (made by Draper) with a double hook
> on each end (a bit like a Y shape). They look sturdy and should hook on
> nicely but should I trust them or search for the proper tool as
> recommended?
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> Any handy hints on replacing the springs? i.e. safely.
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> TIA,
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> David Ware
> 1977 Spitfire 1500 (UK)
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