quiet_storm98

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So today i finally decided to go ahead and start replacing my factory shocks with the koni 4/4 package i bought a few months ago. I went ahead and bought some used front springs and new shock mounts and everything because i knew my factory stuff was going to be rusted badly. So anyway im now trying to compress my springs and im having a difficult time getting them compressed enough to get the upper mount on. I currently have 5 coils compressed and i started one coil from the top. Do i have too many coils compressed or do i need to put one of the compressors on the top coil? Im also doing it by hand so should i go get an impact gun or something?

klinznilk

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Reposition the compressor. I was easily able to do mine by hand using the Oreillys compressors (had the "claw" grippers)

quiet_storm98

iTrader: (48)

o ok how many coils did you compress...im thinking i tried to compress too many

stp001

The more coils you grab, the less force required to compress.

quiet_storm98

iTrader: (48)

Well i readjusted the compressors and made sire i can grab as many coils as possible and its still incredibly hard to compress these things. I think i am gonna go grab a impact or something

SparkyJJO

iTrader: (11)

I did mine the first time with a ratchet. It gives you a heck of workout lol.

quiet_storm98

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yes it did...finally got one of the springs compressed enough to get the strut mount on but then as i tried to decompress the spring i couldn't get the spring compressors to budge so i dropped them off to this local mechanic i know so he can deal with them.