jackel18 Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Anyone want to explain how they are installed? any pics would help also thanks Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokhound Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I think the best way is to jack stand the front of the truck. Take tire off, shocks and sway bars, and jack one side of the axle all the way up until the coil falls out or you can get a coil compressor tool. JUST BE CAREFUL this tool can break slip off or do some thing weird and go flying. I have never done this but this is what I have read. Also if you go to CW build I think there is some pics of when he put in his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 LIke Rok said support vehicle on jack stands Remove wheels unbolt shocks remove brake calipers (unless you want to undo the brake lines) UNbolt sway bar end links. Unbolt spring retaining clip onthe axle This should drop your axle low enough that you can pull the spring without using a compressor. That is if you have tall enough jack stands. If doing it with out a spring compressor I strongly sugest having a floor jack supporting the axle befor you unbolt all the above said parts as it will be hard to do so afterwards. Also it will be needed to hook up all the parts you removed Disclaimer.... I have done it this way before... I make no representation that this is the proper way to do it... If you get hurt I am not liable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackel18 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 LIke Rok said support vehicle on jack standsRemove wheels unbolt shocks remove brake calipers (unless you want to undo the brake lines) UNbolt sway bar end links. Unbolt spring retaining clip onthe axle This should drop your axle low enough that you can pull the spring without using a compressor. That is if you have tall enough jack stands. If doing it with out a spring compressor I strongly sugest having a floor jack supporting the axle befor you unbolt all the above said parts as it will be hard to do so afterwards. Also it will be needed to hook up all the parts you removed Disclaimer.... I have done it this way before... I make no representation that this is the proper way to do it... If you get hurt I am not liable Thanks guys....but i am lifting the truck(RC 3" kit) i'm putting in the spacer to level the truck out i know how to take the front apart the question is how does the acctual coil spacer stay in place?? sorry for the bad explainations guys. does anyone understand what i'm trying to say? :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 It sits on top of the copil sandwiched in between the coil tower and the coil... basically gravity holds it there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 get a pipe wrench, I had to take out my bumpstop to get the coil spacer on. Anyway, what pete said is correct, it's just sandwiched betwwen the coil and the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackel18 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 get a pipe wrench, I had to take out my bumpstop to get the coil spacer on. Anyway, what pete said is correct, it's just sandwiched betwwen the coil and the frame. Thanks guys i beliieve that is what i was looking for :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I prefer to install them this way as it eliminates the "squeaks" associated with the spacers. spacer factory isolator coil I'm not a fan of putting the spacer directly in contact with the coil. But to each thier own... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 I prefer to install them this way as it eliminates the "squeaks" associated with the spacers. spacer factory isolator coil I'm not a fan of putting the spacer directly in contact with the coil. But to each thier own... X 2 This would be the correct way IMO. If your isolators are old I would replace them also. They have a steel insert in them that can rust out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisty Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Go to Autozone, and rent a spring compressor. Its $40, and fully refundable...so in the end, when you bring it back...its FREEE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 I found a new trick today when I installed my spacers. I bought a second set of compressors. I jacked the truck up until I got the frame supported then put the 1st set of compressors on & cranked'em down before I drooped the axle. Then I installed the 2nd set of compressors which were able to grab lower on the already compressed coil & allowed it to be compressed even further. The advantages were twofold. First, it was much safer having 4 compressors spread around the coil, plus this let the springs literally fall out. No prying at all. The NAPA coil compressors are 40 bucks a pair, but with the 2nd set helping out, this was the first time I felt relatively safe working with a compressed coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Glad it worked out so well for ya!! factory length coils are pretty easy...once you get into 4-6" lifted coils with stock CA's the fun really begins!! BUT... if you graduate to Long-arms or Drop brackets. Spring work is again a SNAP!!! Here is a shot with everything attached sans the shock. In this shot, I needed the jack under the axle to hold the spring from falling out. When I was trying to put in the shock. This is a 4.5" lifted front coil. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hey pat, sorry for calling you pete earlier. The real pete pointed out my folly. You know, if I offended you or anything, cuase I sure wouldn't wanna be mistaken for pete :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 cause I sure wouldn't wanna be mistaken for pete :D Yeah, I don't like being mistaken for me either. :D I'd rather be mistaken for someone with a drivable MJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Its ok... .I have been called worse :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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