mpb Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 I want to renew the springs and shocks on my 90 and my mates disco, can anyone recommend a good spring compressor? I was thinking of the Difflock ones because they have wide fingers to grip the spring and they looked well made when compared to others. http://www.difflock.com/cgi-bin/wm10/wm10_...p;item_id=DF310 What are the pannels thoughts. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 If you disconnect the shocks you should get enough axle drop to not need a compressor. Watch out for the brake hoses though. I've fitted +2" springs and shocks and not used a compressor. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holyzeus Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 when i did mine as les says it weren't too bad without using them, on the first side i tried i used compressors and they were a absolute pain in use. if i were you i'd try without you can always shoot up halfrauds if you needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Yup, i didn't use compressors on mine either. Front is a bit of a pain, but possible. The back slips straight in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Martin, if you do get those ones, just be aware that if they're like the ones I have (& they certainly look like it) as you tighten them, you get the threaded piece protruding from the top clamp & depending on the application this can lead to clearance probs. This possibly isn't a hassle with Land Rover applications but on ordinary cars (which some of us own & work on too ) it is a right bu66er. I solved this by reversing the clamps which is quite a bit of work, but it might be worth trying to find one that works the other way ( don't know if there is such a thing ?) Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpb Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Thanks all for the advice. I think ill save my money for the time being and try to do the job without a pair. Then if im struggeling ill buy a set. Once again thankyou for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Especially if you have longer than std springs I would recommend you get a cheap set from Halfrauds or equivalent. It is much quicker and safer as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Especially if you have longer than std springs I would recommend you get a cheap set from Halfrauds or equivalent. It is much quicker and safer as well. Not sure about the safer bit. Doing it without the compressors has no stored energy, just use a jack to lower the axle until it's loose. Doing it with cheap spring compressors, the spring energy is held in check by the tool. Cheap tool bends well with car springs, what will it do with LR springs? Quicker? how long does it take you to wind the bolt that far? Then how do you undo the bolt once it bends on a cheap tool? Personally I'd see if I can do it without the tool. Remeber to take the caliper bolts out and tie them up out of the way to protect the brake pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I have a draper set: Which although basic & pretty cheap, work very well. Although there is a lot of stored energy, that has to be weighed against the vehicle being lifted with a hiLift or similar to get enough separation. It makes the job quick easy & simple. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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