You are on the right track knowing
that the front coils should be compressed before installing them.
However there is a problem with what you request.
You did not say what your ride is
but on the average front coil springs have a rate in and around 300
Lbs. per inch. Most front coils have to be compressed between 2.5
and 3 inches to install them. So when a coil is compressed enough to
get it installed, it is packing somewhere around 750 and 900 Lbs. of
force. Should, somehow the banding ever come loose during shipping,
someone could get very seriously injured with the sudden release of
energy.
This energy also sometimes gets away
from people who use a jack to install coils instead of a spring
compressor. Some get away with it and some don't. Make no mistake;
Never Never Never use a jack to compress a spring. If anything slips
or lets go, that spring won't even notice the tiny bit of resistance
it encounters as it removes your hand at the wrist, or worse.
Most auto parts stores will rent
coil spring compressors, so take advantage of their service and save
your extremities for other uses.
-Mike |
