Do you really need a spring compressor for ebay coilovers?

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By asianrob
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:08 am #64996 why would you need them for any coil overs in the first place?

By Omega Blaze
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:18 am #65003 thAts wat i 'm tryin 2 figure out bro.
i dont really understand wat the compressor does.
i've just heard alot of talk about it when installing coilovers and such.
I hope i dont have to have one when i install mine.
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By jmsplitfyre
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:12 am #65009 Well, you only need the compressor if you're going to use your stock springs. But trust me, based from my experience just buy known coilovers. There are some on eBay as well, don't cheap out by just buying those sleeves. If you're on a budget, try those Function & Form Type I's or Skunk2 Sport coilovers. They're not that expensive.

As the saying goes: "Do it right the first time!" :thumb:

EDIT: I meant stock shocks.. :D
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By d-mon
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:31 pm #65049 the only thing you need compressors for is getting the tophats off if you have stock springs.
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By Benj
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:40 pm #65059
d-mon wrote:the only thing you need compressors for is getting the tophats off if you have stock springs.


no you dont, you dont even need the spring compressor, pull your shock and strut out, put it on the floor or outside in the das, get a 14 mm ratcheting wrench and a 5mm alin key and lossen away, you will only get a lil pop, these are small cars not 4x4 trucks, i lowerd my 90 civic, 91 crx, 93 eg8 and my buddies eg6 like that and no one has been hurt, and they are still going strong. i think im gonna stop writing now.....
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By jmsplitfyre
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:23 pm #65061 ^^ Yeah, you can also do that but of course we newbies want to be safe. I once saw someone who did not use a compressor on his integra suspension and someone almost got hurt.. But yeah, safety first. :thumb:

By Omega Blaze
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:34 pm #65064
ilmcrx wrote:
d-mon wrote:the only thing you need compressors for is getting the tophats off if you have stock springs.


no you dont, you dont even need the spring compressor, pull your shock and strut out, put it on the floor or outside in the das, get a 14 mm ratcheting wrench and a 5mm alin key and lossen away, you will only get a lil pop, these are small cars not 4x4 trucks, i lowerd my 90 civic, 91 crx, 93 eg8 and my buddies eg6 like that and no one has been hurt, and they are still going strong. i think im gonna stop writing now.....


Sounds pretty accurate to me!
Saftey is always a risk, no matter wat the task maybe.so i'm not really worried.
But i dont see wats the real reason of the spring compressor.
What can happen if you dont use a spring compressor??
U Should just be able to unloosen the bolts and pull the spring off right?
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By asianrob
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:58 pm #65066
ilmcrx wrote:
d-mon wrote:the only thing you need compressors for is getting the tophats off if you have stock springs.


no you dont, you dont even need the spring compressor, pull your shock and strut out, put it on the floor or outside in the das, get a 14 mm ratcheting wrench and a 5mm alin key and lossen away, you will only get a lil pop, these are small cars not 4x4 trucks, i lowerd my 90 civic, 91 crx, 93 eg8 and my buddies eg6 like that and no one has been hurt, and they are still going strong. i think im gonna stop writing now.....


i do that too! i'm to lazy to go rent some thats like 30 bucks down the drain i usually do it in the grass so it do go that far and it the force is slowed down by the friction of the grass
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By Benj
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:26 pm #65082 if you want to wait a few weeks till i lower my new car i can do a diy and have pics for you and everything
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By Benj
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:30 pm #65083
Omega Blaze wrote:
ilmcrx wrote:
d-mon wrote:the only thing you need compressors for is getting the tophats off if you have stock springs.


no you dont, you dont even need the spring compressor, pull your shock and strut out, put it on the floor or outside in the das, get a 14 mm ratcheting wrench and a 5mm alin key and lossen away, you will only get a lil pop, these are small cars not 4x4 trucks, i lowerd my 90 civic, 91 crx, 93 eg8 and my buddies eg6 like that and no one has been hurt, and they are still going strong. i think im gonna stop writing now.....


Sounds pretty accurate to me!
Saftey is always a risk, no matter wat the task maybe.so i'm not really worried.
But i dont see wats the real reason of the spring compressor.
What can happen if you dont use a spring compressor??
U Should just be able to unloosen the bolts and pull the spring off right?


what could happen if you dont use the compressor nothing really, but you would need the compressor you put the stock springs back in.

umm that top nut where you need the 14mm ratchet rench and a 5 mm alin key can sometimes be really tight and a painto get off but once its lose i would put it on the ground and then finish lossening it off
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By d-mon
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:52 pm #65088
ilmcrx wrote:
umm that top nut where you need the 14mm ratchet rench and a 5 mm alin key can sometimes be really tight and a painto get off but once its lose i would put it on the ground and then finish lossening it off


break the 14mm/allen loose before you take off the shock.
pb blaster helps
but don't take it all the way off. just loosen it
then take the shock/spring off.
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By Benj
- Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:01 am #65093 um you have to take the hat off the top of the shcok which holds the spring inplave which means you have to take that nut off * JUST DONT LOST THAT NUT*

By Omega Blaze
- Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:31 am #65117
ilmcrx wrote:if you want to wait a few weeks till i lower my new car i can do a diy and have pics for you and everything


Cool Bruh!!
i can wait.
jUst hopefully it'll be up some time by the end of this month.
I just never really understood the whole installation of coilover sleeves.
but everybody says its easy!?
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By airride
- Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:40 am #65125 Sorry but i just didn´t feel like reading everything. :thumbdown: But here is my on it. Remove your wheel, take the bottom fork bolt out, go to the top nut on your shocks (inside the hood in the case of the front struts ) remove it, ( make shure your put a rag or something on to so it doesn´t fly off and hits you in the face or the eye socket :shock:, remove your spring and ad the coilovers, bingo! :woot: No need for spring compressors. do it the getto way yo! :thumb:
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