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Old 02-11-2002, 08:40 AM
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jwinkler, The coils I use are a 12" 250 lb Mustang II. The tire sits about 2" below the fender lip. The spring will settle over time and reduce this height by about an inch. I have yet to find a spring compressor that will work properly. I made one from 1/2" ready rod with a piece of chain welded at the end. If you remove the shock and slide this rod in it's place, run a bolt through the lower shock mount hole through the chain, put a washer and nut on the rod where it goes through the upper shock mount. You can then raise and lower the lower control arm once you remove the lower ball joint from the spindle. This will let you safely lower the arm and remove the spring. Give me a call if this doesn't make any sense and I'll try and explain it.
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