Link On How To Remove Coil Springs?

[Comanchecatcher]

Hey guys I'm looking for a link of a writeup on how to remove my front couls so i can put bigger ones on.

[64 Cheyenne]

You don't need a spring compressor if that's what your gettin at.

Support the truck with jack stands, I put them behind the lower control arm mounts, support the axle with a floor jack,

remove the shocks (actually just the 2 mount bolts on the bottom), and the clip on the bottom of the spring.

Lower the axle, springs should come out with a little persuasion and effort, but not hard at all.

Probably have to remove the calipers also, just remove the 2 bolts and tie them up out of the way with tie wire.

[Biotex]

I had to remove the sway bar links to get mine out. To put longer ones in, I had to remove the track bar and lower control arms, so I did one side at a time. IMO it would be much easier with a spring compressor.

[ParadiseMJ]

_{I needed a spring compressor for my XJ and MJ.  I suppose I could have done it without but I did not want to take everything off.  Just made it easier for me.}

[92tanMJ]

I had to remove the sway bar links to get mine out. To put longer ones in, I had to remove the track bar and lower control arms, so I did one side at a time. IMO it would be much easier with a spring compressor.

_{I needed a spring compressor for my XJ and MJ.  I suppose I could have done it without but I did not want to take everything off.  Just made it easier for me.}

 

Yep I just did mine like last monday. You need a compressor unless youre going to unblot everything like Biotex said. And like Cheyenne said,

"Support the truck with jack stands, I put them behind the lower control arm mounts, support the axle with a floor jack,

remove the shocks (actually just the 2 mount bolts on the bottom), and the clip on the bottom of the spring." Then jack up the side you want to take out, compress the springs, lower that side all the way down and rise the opposite side and it ill come out no issues, super easy. Then do it on the other side. There are many ways to do it, thats just how I did mine.