"Party-vi" (party-vi)
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"Party-vi" (party-vi)
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So far I’m stuck with a less-expensive but possibly flimsy clamshell design, or the more expensive single-post design. Anyone care to make a recommendation? I’m in need of new front struts and would like to swap them out without launching a spring through my garage door/siding.
Clamshell compressor
Single-post compressor
dogisbadob
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:05 |
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No quick struts available for your car?
crowmolly
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:06 |
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Rent from Advance/Autozone?
Decay buys too many beaters
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:08 |
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Rent them from AutoZone, they’ve got good stuff and it’s pretty cheap.
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Party-vi
> dogisbadob
06/01/2016 at 15:08 |
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Doesn’t look like it.
Ash78, voting early and often
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:09 |
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Anything that isn’t two separate compression pieces is fine. Those are terrifying, which probably explains why I've never gotten the job done. My old SCCA buddy/wrencher says you should spend the money on one that mounts on the wall so you can really put some elbow grease into it.
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Party-vi
> crowmolly
06/01/2016 at 15:10 |
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They have the shitty clip-on compressors. No thanks.
MonkeePuzzle
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:11 |
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have you used them before and hate them, or just hate them from perspective? I found them... acceptable, if a bit fiddly
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crowmolly
> MonkeePuzzle
06/01/2016 at 15:14 |
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Same here. I wouldn’t use them on very stiff springs but on regular passenger car stuff they worked OK.
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Party-vi
> Ash78, voting early and often
06/01/2016 at 15:15 |
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One of these?
HammerheadFistpunch
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:17 |
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Meh, they work fine...just take proper safety precautions. I’ve used them thrice with no issues.
Lube before, tighten evenly, keep away from face.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:18 |
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Well, la-di-da, look who’s too fancy for tools that are trying to kill him every minute of being in operation.
The Stig's former college room mate
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:20 |
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I have the shitty harbor freight ones. bought them to help with installing lift springs on a jeep. planned on only using them once since i have a wall-mounted strut compressor, but i have used them many times with no issues. only caution is to lube the threads every time you use them or you’ll tear them up.
Echo51
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:20 |
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My dad has a really nice model of the bottom one, but it was unable to compress the front springs on friend’s Saxo enough to fit them while still getting the compressor out of there again, so we resorted to the cheap nightmarish ones for that job, but dad has said it works AWESOME on other cars he’s done... Probably the one i’d go for
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Party-vi
> MonkeePuzzle
06/01/2016 at 15:21 |
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Used them before on my XJ.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:22 |
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Basically, but one that can mount into cinder block or poured concrete wall (saves some floor space). Basically what you first posted, but mounted instead of hand-held. Last I checked, HF carried them for under $300 and that was several years ago before metal prices tanked.
Mattbob
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:27 |
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I’ve used the 2 piece ones twice now. Totally doable, and you can rent them for free from the local shitty autoparts store. Now if you want a good one, I can’t help you.
Ross Kraz
> HammerheadFistpunch
06/01/2016 at 15:36 |
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That’s good bedroom advice, too
Xyl0c41n3
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 15:46 |
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Hallo señor mod. Sent an email to the mods last night. Have not received a response yet. Just wondering if anyone has checked it.
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 16:23 |
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http://www.mile-x.com/branick-764-po…
Maybe more expensive than you’re looking for, but either this or it’s wall mount brother are the way to go.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> MonkeePuzzle
06/01/2016 at 16:25 |
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Horrible to me. I did everything by the book (with hand tools, no less) only to find the safety clamps actually interfered with the spring compression and wouldn’t allow complete compression. I had to undo it and take it to the shop. Nothing in my history of working on cars has pissed me off so much.
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Party-vi
> Xyl0c41n3
06/01/2016 at 16:25 |
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Hallo Frau Xyl0. I had not, mostly because I shirk my modly responsibilities. I do not receive notifications when an email is sent or received, but I now have email notifications set up on my phone to do so.
Concerning the email, I agree that any sexual assault is “not ok”, but I think you covered that in your response to him well enough. I’m not trying to brush your concerns off, but at this point as a Mod all I can say is “duly noted”. I don’t see where this falls under our purview. That being said, I have brought this up to the Mods and asked if we have any input here. I will let you know if the Mod consensus differs from my own, but until then we have no reason to Moderate anything.
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Party-vi
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
06/01/2016 at 16:31 |
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Holy shit that’s just for the cart! The compressor is $750
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 16:32 |
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Oh damn! I didn’t realize they were that expensive! I thought it was the whole set up.
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Party-vi
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
06/01/2016 at 16:34 |
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That store also sells the clamshell type, which might be my best bet as the strut assemblies will be off the car while I take the spring off.
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 16:38 |
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They fine if you’re extremely careful. Must of the time. What if you just took the struts to a shop once they’re out? It shouldn’t take them more than 15-20 minutes to get the springs off.
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Party-vi
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
06/01/2016 at 16:41 |
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That is also an option I had not thought of, but that means it’ll be sitting until I can get the struts mated to the springs. Still, it would probably cost as much or less than purchasing the tool to do it, and everything else I own uses leaf springs or unistruts. Good call.
DarrenMR
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 17:54 |
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Ive taken 2 sets of springs apart (8 springs). For all of those I have put my heels against the tophats, and put my impact on the nut. They dont go very far. YMMV depending on what kind of car the springs are off of.
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Party-vi
06/01/2016 at 20:06 |
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That option definitely has its downsides. But it also has the best odds of keeping your face intact.
torque
> Party-vi
06/02/2016 at 08:24 |
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There’s really 3 spring compressor tool options
1. Post style that helps ensure the spring compresses in the same plane
2. Clamshell type, which certainly seems like the middle option
3. Cheap ass“two separate sticks” auto zone rental style
I think it depends on how often you think you will use it, if you’re racing or have a bunch of cars & think you’ll be using it a good amount (1x per year or more), just go with the Post style. If you think you’d only use it 1x over the course of several years, I’d just go with a clamshell type.
I’ve successfully used #2 above before, seemed to work ok, I just ensured the threads were lubed up.
Quick Google search on option #1 & #2, looks like you can get clamshell style for $65 - $100+. Post style starts at about $205.
While all 3 types can work, personally when I need one again, I’ll probably go with the Post style b/c both are relatively inexpensive tools, and with the forces involved, why risk it?
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Party-vi
> torque
06/02/2016 at 08:54 |
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AMGtech had mentioned just having a local shop swap the springs out, which would probably cost me the same. I don’t expect to need to do this for another 2-3 years so I may go with that option.