hey guys i just lowered the front of my car with some lowering springs but in the rear i noticed that i cant use my spring compressors to clamp the oem spring down...so my question is do i need to clamp the rear oem springs? how do you guys do it?


thanks


Greg

 

before I bought my spring compressor I used to just put the spring/strut on the floor next to a wheel with to make sure it doesn't shoot towards me and blast the bolt off with impact gun.. the strut goes flying about 5 or 6 feet away..
When you go to put the lowering springs on you won't need to compress it... Just make sure you do it where it won't hit anyone or thing and bounce around.. do it on grass.... I know, I know, it's not the safest way but it works I did this on all four.. the fronts fly further.

 

thanks for the reply, i know the fronts have alot of tension but i wasnt sure of the rears being that they dont look as compressed as the fronts...if no one else has any other suggestions then im going to just let them pop

 

rears u dont need compressors...fronts i would never do without one

 

Rears are not under much preload at all. Just zip the nut off, you can hold the assembly down with just your body weight or let it fly off on the floor.