Front suspension problem

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jun 1, 2024 | 01:43 PM

cuban

Thread Starter

Advanced

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 76

Likes: 17

Front suspension problem

Ok so I lowered the front cradle to get the oil pan off and now I cannot get the control arms back up because the leaf spring will not flex enough? Am I missing something here? It lowered fine but now I don’t know how the hell im going to get the suspension connected back up. Thanks.

Jun 1, 2024 | 02:37 PM

ipuig

Drifting

Joined: Jan 2008

Posts: 1,722

Likes: 138

From: Florida

St. Jude Donor '09

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuban

You are going to have to compress the leaf spring somehow. Search for Kent-Moore leaf spring compressor tool.

Jun 2, 2024 | 11:43 AM

cuban

Thread Starter

Advanced

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 76

Likes: 17

I’m saying f it and switching to coil overs. I didn’t want to deal with this in the front and again in the rear when I drop that so coil overs seem to be a better upgrade anyways. Went with Vikings.

Jun 2, 2024 | 01:44 PM

spfautsch

Pro

Joined: Apr 2018

Posts: 563

Likes: 201

From: Montgomery City, MO

Wow, that's a bit extreme.

I was able to compress mine enough by simply putting a floor jack under the lower ball joint.

Jun 2, 2024 | 03:08 PM

cuban

Thread Starter

Advanced

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 76

Likes: 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by spfautsch

Wow, that's a bit extreme.

I was able to compress mine enough by simply putting a floor jack under the lower ball joint.

yeah that didn’t work, would literally lift the car off the lift. Tried lowering it down as well nothing. It could possibly be due to the car having everything out of the front for the head/cam swap so it is quite light.

Jun 3, 2024 | 09:50 AM

leadfoot4

Team Owner

Joined: May 2001

Posts: 87,294

Likes: 1,579

From: Western NY

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuban

yeah that didn’t work, would literally lift the car off the lift. Tried lowering it down as well nothing. It could possibly be due to the car having everything out of the front for the head/cam swap so it is quite light.

Bingo!!