There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up the
opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
longer spring in easily.

Mike Romain wrote:

> What the heck are you guys working on?????
>
> I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
> fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were unbolted.
> No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18 mm wrench for
> something.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
>><denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
>>2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
>>It will bend!

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up the
opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
longer spring in easily.

Mike Romain wrote:

> What the heck are you guys working on?????
>
> I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
> fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were unbolted.
> No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18 mm wrench for
> something.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
>><denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
>>2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
>>It will bend!

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

 

Well that is not what I found when I did my lift, the break line was not
long enough to move the front axle far enough to get the spring in place.

benito -
76 CJ7

twaldron wrote:
> There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
> do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up the
> opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
> longer spring in easily.
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
>> What the heck are you guys working on?????
>>
>> I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
>> fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were
>> unbolted. No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18
>> mm wrench for
>> something.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
>>> <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
>>> 2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
>>> It will bend!
>
>

 

Well that is not what I found when I did my lift, the break line was not
long enough to move the front axle far enough to get the spring in place.

benito -
76 CJ7

twaldron wrote:
> There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
> do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up the
> opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
> longer spring in easily.
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
>> What the heck are you guys working on?????
>>
>> I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
>> fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were
>> unbolted. No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18
>> mm wrench for
>> something.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
>>> <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
>>> 2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
>>> It will bend!
>
>

 

Well that is not what I found when I did my lift, the break line was not
long enough to move the front axle far enough to get the spring in place.

benito -
76 CJ7

twaldron wrote:
> There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
> do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up the
> opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
> longer spring in easily.
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
>> What the heck are you guys working on?????
>>
>> I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
>> fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were
>> unbolted. No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18
>> mm wrench for
>> something.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
>>> <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
>>> 2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
>>> It will bend!
>
>

 

I believe we had more than one jack going also and I remember setting
the longer bumpstops in solidly after the spring was in place.

Mike

twaldron wrote:
>
> There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
> do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up the
> opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
> longer spring in easily.
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
> > What the heck are you guys working on?????
> >
> > I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
> > fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were unbolted.
> > No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18 mm wrench for
> > something.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
> >><denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
> >>2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
> >>It will bend!
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________

 

I believe we had more than one jack going also and I remember setting
the longer bumpstops in solidly after the spring was in place.

Mike

twaldron wrote:
>
> There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
> do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up the
> opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
> longer spring in easily.
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
> > What the heck are you guys working on?????
> >
> > I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
> > fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were unbolted.
> > No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18 mm wrench for
> > something.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
> >><denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
> >>2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
> >>It will bend!
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________

 

I believe we had more than one jack going also and I remember setting
the longer bumpstops in solidly after the spring was in place.

Mike

twaldron wrote:
>
> There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
> do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up the
> opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
> longer spring in easily.
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
> > What the heck are you guys working on?????
> >
> > I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
> > fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were unbolted.
> > No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18 mm wrench for
> > something.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
> >><denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
> >>2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
> >>It will bend!
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
>
> 71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
> 03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
> -- Dave Barry
>
> Pronunciation: 'jEp
> Function: noun
> Date: 1940
>
> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
> 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
> World War II.
>
> (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
> __________________________________________________ _________

 

I really wanted to say "brake line".

benito -
76 CJ7

John Benito wrote:
> Well that is not what I found when I did my lift, the break line was not
> long enough to move the front axle far enough to get the spring in place.
>
> benito -
> 76 CJ7
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
>> There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
>> do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up
>> the opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
>> longer spring in easily.
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>
>>> What the heck are you guys working on?????
>>>
>>> I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
>>> fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were
>>> unbolted. No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18
>>> mm wrench for
>>> something.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>> sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
>>>> <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
>>>> 2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
>>>> It will bend!
>>
>>
>>

 

I really wanted to say "brake line".

benito -
76 CJ7

John Benito wrote:
> Well that is not what I found when I did my lift, the break line was not
> long enough to move the front axle far enough to get the spring in place.
>
> benito -
> 76 CJ7
>
> twaldron wrote:
>
>> There is no reason to use a spring compressor unless you are trying to
>> do it without unbolting anything. :) One trick I use is to jack up
>> the opposite side of the axle. This gives you enough room to slide the
>> longer spring in easily.
>>
>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>
>>> What the heck are you guys working on?????
>>>
>>> I helped a gent do a 2" spacer lift on his TJ and 'all' his springs just
>>> fell out on the ground as soon as the sway bar and shock were
>>> unbolted. No spring compressors needed and I 'think' we needed an 18
>>> mm wrench for
>>> something.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>> sleddog05468@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:08:02 -0600, "Dennis ***"
>>>> <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Definatly a spring compressor. I needed one for the left front on my
>>>> 2" kit. Be carefull when putting that in if you pry down on the axle.
>>>> It will bend!
>>
>>
>>