front spring advice
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Instructor
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From: salisbury missouri
front spring advice
rebuilding my front end on a 1980,after putting passanger side back together noticed when i look from the front of the car the one i just put back together the spring dosnt have as much of an angle as to the one i did not mess with yet.
i lined it up to bottom control arm know it is in right their.
should i compress this spring again and get it to go back more at the top ?
thanks for the advice
i lined it up to bottom control arm know it is in right their.
should i compress this spring again and get it to go back more at the top ?
thanks for the advice
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From: Cheshire CT
Did you put the original spring back in or is it a new one? If it's the original, then I would make sure the spring is in the upper and lower pockets correctly and then I would try putting weight back on the front end and see how it settles.
good luck
good luck
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From: salisbury missouri
yes i put the end of the spring in the correct pocket at the bottom control arm,but did not check the top of the spring for allignment.
i dont have an engine or trany in this car right now im rebuilding the engine so i had to buy a spring compressor for this job.
the problem is when i was putting this spring back in the tool draws the spring at an even level when it looks like it needs to kick in the upper frame at an angle,apperently i did not get it all the way in at the top.
my tool gos inside the the spring and has a plate that ataches under the lower control arm.
*should i compress this spring and then somehow try to pry the spring into the upper pocket???
thanks for the help
i dont have an engine or trany in this car right now im rebuilding the engine so i had to buy a spring compressor for this job.
the problem is when i was putting this spring back in the tool draws the spring at an even level when it looks like it needs to kick in the upper frame at an angle,apperently i did not get it all the way in at the top.
my tool gos inside the the spring and has a plate that ataches under the lower control arm.
*should i compress this spring and then somehow try to pry the spring into the upper pocket???
thanks for the help
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Joined: Aug 2001
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From: North Easton Mass
yes i put the end of the spring in the correct pocket at the bottom control arm,but did not check the top of the spring for allignment.
i dont have an engine or trany in this car right now im rebuilding the engine so i had to buy a spring compressor for this job.
the problem is when i was putting this spring back in the tool draws the spring at an even level when it looks like it needs to kick in the upper frame at an angle,apperently i did not get it all the way in at the top.
my tool gos inside the the spring and has a plate that ataches under the lower control arm.
*should i compress this spring and then somehow try to pry the spring into the upper pocket???
thanks for the help
i dont have an engine or trany in this car right now im rebuilding the engine so i had to buy a spring compressor for this job.
the problem is when i was putting this spring back in the tool draws the spring at an even level when it looks like it needs to kick in the upper frame at an angle,apperently i did not get it all the way in at the top.
my tool gos inside the the spring and has a plate that ataches under the lower control arm.
*should i compress this spring and then somehow try to pry the spring into the upper pocket???
thanks for the help
Rick B.
