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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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Would their be an interest in this tool?

If it was priced for $99?

my favorite tool for in car valve spring swaps, the ones we have are going on 5 years old, starting to look pretty haggard, their used everyday

We can have them hardcoat anodized if theirs enough interest.

I'm looking to do a GP of 25 units
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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i'd consider it will it handle Double springs? i can't tell if those are doubles~Cole~
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ColeTrains'96Z28
i'd consider it will it handle Double springs? i can't tell if those are doubles~Cole~
replaces double springs all day long
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Ive used on and it would really be a better tool if it was made of tool steel.
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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I'd sure sell mine for $99, you got to have a gorilla grip for changing 921 springs.
I had to order the crane cams valve spring compressor...much better design IMHO..
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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Thats the tool I have and it is easy to use and I bought mine off of a company in North Carolina a few years ago More Performance.
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 06:31 AM
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Best designed tool to change springs with! you can get to the rear springs on a F-body using a extention with out killing yourself. would be nice in tool steel though! unstead of alum.
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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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I have it and i hated it, but maybe i was using it wrong idk. I went to autozone and got a traditional bar valve spring compressor for $10, trimmed the handle, and finished up the remaining 14 valve springs in less time it took to do the first two. Just my experience.
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i used the crane cams tool because it changes 2 springs at once......cutting time in half.
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I'm game for one at that price.

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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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Honestly why would anyone use that tool when the Crane tool is the same price and does two springs at once.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
Honestly why would anyone use that tool when the Crane tool is the same price and does two springs at once.
+1, I love my crane spring tool.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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maybe but i think putting a rachet on it for the two passenger side rear springs maybe a PITA, an also the driver side rear springs as well. I took an old style and modified it. Works great. Kind like yours but the bolt hole for the rocker is what i used to compress the spring.
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