07-02-2005, 10:00 PM | #1 |
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Changing Springs
I forgot how much fun it is changing stock, and installing near stock length springs.
Pulling out the original fronts was not too bad. I have been trying to put the new ones in, and have not been doing too well. I got a spring compressor from Auto Zone, however the hook attachment will not pass through the LCA access hole, the hole is too small. So I was going to split the outer tie rod joint to lower the LCA even furthur. Well my pickel fork I think is for a ball joint, and doesn't have as an agessive ramp compared to a tie rod pickel fork, so I can't split the joint. Guess I will need to hit up Auto Zone again and see if they have some other stuff I can try. On my '85 all of my springs were so short that I never had problems like this, man what a pain. Anyone have any other ideas?
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07-02-2005, 10:13 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Changing Springs
I assume this is for your Cobra, right? If so, SN-95 springs should be a lot easier in the front than fox-body cars.
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07-02-2005, 10:24 PM | #3 |
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Re: Changing Springs
yep.. we learned that from an alignment guy
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07-02-2005, 11:54 PM | #4 | |
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07-03-2005, 05:59 AM | #5 | |
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07-03-2005, 08:11 AM | #6 |
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Re: Changing Springs
Yeah I am changing the springs in the Cobra.
I got the first stock one out with no problem. I am installing M5300G springs (Eibach Pro kit basically) and I can't get the new one in without a compressor or disconnecting the tie-rod, or the other option would be to run no top insulator (I think this would be a bad idea on a street car). I tried beating the knuckle, and that didn't work. I got two other spring compressors from Advance, and hopefully can get something to work. What a pain.
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07-03-2005, 09:00 AM | #7 |
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Re: Changing Springs
FWIW i had the same problem with having the compressors on the outside of the spring. i ended up compressing the spring off the car then putting SEVERAL large wire ties (the home A/C kind) removing the compressers then they slid right in. might be kinda dangerous, but it worked.
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07-03-2005, 07:12 PM | #8 |
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Re: Changing Springs
Well I ended up using a tie rod end splitter fork. Word to the wise, there is a up side and down side to those forks.
I ended up tearing the boot on the drivers side, but found some Motorsport ones at John Bleakley Ford for $22.00, they are the ones that came on the 2000 R, so I will just change out both in another couple of weeks. Once I get completed (hopefully tomorrow) I'll post some pic's and measurments.
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