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Creep1234
05-27-2006, 07:34 PM
okay, i was wondering if have to rent a spring compressor and re compress my shocks if i replace my stock shocks with koni yellows. thanks for imput.
timm3r
05-27-2006, 07:52 PM
um, ya, you dont want that thing flying into your face. Did you cut your stock strut housing yet and installed the new shock?
TaeMachine
05-27-2006, 07:54 PM
You have to compress the spring to remove it from the strut assembly- so yes.
Sky2king8
05-28-2006, 05:52 PM
You have to compress the spring to remove it from the strut assembly- so yes.

rent from auto zone for $5 or so
Celica402GTS
05-28-2006, 07:35 PM
dude. how safe are you doing that urself?? i don't mind diy kinda of thing..but compressing spring and the chance of that thing flying and sh*t?? that's a no no to me.
LightningRod
05-28-2006, 07:39 PM
dude. how safe are you doing that urself?? i don't mind diy kinda of thing..but compressing spring and the chance of that thing flying and sh*t?? that's a no no to me.

As long as you do it right, there shouldn't be any danger.
Go to Autozone and rent a strut-style compressor for like $45. When you return it, they refund you in full. Kinda like renting equipment for free.

I found that the strut-style compressor works really nicely when installing an exhaust. :chuckles:
Creep1234
05-29-2006, 11:57 PM
great, thanks all for imput.
stein
05-30-2006, 06:13 AM
dude. how safe are you doing that urself?? i don't mind diy kinda of thing..but compressing spring and the chance of that thing flying and sh*t?? that's a no no to me.


When I did my koni's and took off the springs all I did was lay the strut/spring on the ground, lay a towel over it and slowly ratchet it off. It popped off with very little force. Now putting the sh!t back on your going to need to compress it!
SickCelica696
05-30-2006, 10:16 AM
dude. how safe are you doing that urself?? i don't mind diy kinda of thing..but compressing spring and the chance of that thing flying and sh*t?? that's a no no to me.

The front's have no compression in them when removed, the rear does, so all you need to do is loosen the top bolt, put it back in the car loosely and then pop it off the rest of the way. The suspension will deflect and take the force out. When putting it back on yea your gonna need a compressor.