Apparently i cant fit springs myself

[Veilside R33]

just been told i cant fit springs myself as i nedd a spring compressor to get them on, and to have then fitted will cost around $200, surely people have fitted their own springs? very frustrating as its gonna cost me around $50 000 to have the bloddy mods done i need to get them to go on the car properly anyway.

so do i have to have a spring compressor or can i put them on myself like i had planned?

[Dahtone Racing]

a spring compressor is like a big clamp that brings the spring down so you cant take to top off the strut and take the spring off.

you can get em from aynwhere like super cheap auto, repco, auto1.

its not that hard to do

[Jay95R33]

Andrew - I've got a set of spring compressors at my place if you want to borrow them for the weekend.

Don't pay anyone to do it, it's pretty damn easy to do.

Me and a few mates did my old R33. In the time it took me to take the back seat and back parcel shelf out my mates had already got both front struts out of the car and was changing the springs !!!!

Drop me a PM if you want to pick up the spring compressors.

J

Edit: Oh, the only special thing you need to change the springs is a big ass socket for the nut on the bottom of the struts - and a big extension bar

[Pandaemonaeon]

Bah you don't need a compressor. You just leave the strut attached at the top and jack the strut back in to place with the spring in it. Works like a charm.

[Veilside R33]

oh Jay your a legend, thanks very much!!!!

i'll send you a pm in a few days and hopefully i'll be fitting them with the help of Andrew (supa_fly skyline) next weekend. thanks mate!!

[timbar32]

I got a set too. I'm in belco, jays in tuggers.....

[Veilside R33]

thanks mate, i'll prolly use jays as he is much closer to me, but really appreciate the offer!!!

[timbar32]

no worries

[Greg]

I paid $32 for my spring compressors from Supercheap

[Driver]

i did the job with a mate on my r34 - didnt need a compresser.

[Greg]

you mustn't have had standard springs, so they weren't under compression. if you have standard springs you will need spring compressors, or risk serious injury when the nut shoots off under the force of the spring.

[Driver]

thay did shoot off, i just stood out the way