I have some pictures I took when I did it this summer to make sure I put them back on right...hopefully they can help. I will post asap.I don't have a manual, I've seen people reference putting the spring back in the right way. do they mean so the side with the white rubber is on the lower and it's sitting in the groves on both top and lower spring caps? or does it have to face a certain way in them AND in the truck? mine are seated properly in the upper and lower coil caps but I wasn't sure if I had to maneuver the entire spring a certain way in the truck...
sorry figured it was related so didn't want to start another thread...
I don't have a manual, and the SHOP that did it screwed me 3 times already so I have to go back and check everything they do. I thought it was a straight forward question myself... maybe I'm giving some kind of underlaying attitude?doing your front shocks is for people who have good knowledge on vehicle maintenance.
These shocks must be put back together the right way to what the service manual states
That's what I figured....:crying: Thanks for the help!He is talking about coilovers, I doubt you will be able to get them off without taking the preload off of them, there is no other way around it. Think about it its a 600 lbs spring so it takes 600lbs to compress it one inch, 1200 to compress is 2 and so on. If you start with preload say 2 inches you would have to have to have a compressor capable of 1800 lbs to even get it compressed 1 inch to take the lower spring seat off.
EXACTLY!!!! The tech who compressed mine showed me his finger that got completely split in 1/2 from using those Autozone type compressors... A $12,000.00 ER bill puts things into perspective pretty quickly....He is talking about coilovers, I doubt you will be able to get them off without taking the preload off of them, there is no other way around it. Think about it its a 600 lbs spring so it takes 600lbs to compress it one inch, 1200 to compress is 2 and so on. If you start with preload say 2 inches you would have to have to have a compressor capable of 1800 lbs to even get it compressed 1 inch to take the lower spring seat off.
EXACTLY!!!! The tech who compressed mine showed me his finger that got completely split in 1/2 from using those Autozone type compressors... A $12,000.00 ER bill puts things into perspective pretty quickly....
This is some kid's hand from just a little CAR spring:
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After seeing this, not going to mess with the springs again. I'm thinking I got lucky..
thanks for the help! seems very easy, too bad I couldn't of just took it apart and started from there lolEXACTLY!!!! The tech who compressed mine showed me his finger that got completely split in 1/2 from using those Autozone type compressors... A $12,000.00 ER bill puts things into perspective pretty quickly....
This is some kid's hand from just a little CAR spring:
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yeah, primary reason I didn't want to really do the compressor thing even if I coulda got oneok I'll post this pages out of my service manual on the removal and installation of our front shocks and pic of what they look like installed