I've Got a Good One for your coil spring experts!

jessemachone · December 28th, 2010, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by Uber88GT

Something that has worked for me in the past was keeping the a arm bolted to the k member and undo the strut. Put a ratchet strap on one side only of the coil, giving it a curve. Install with the curve to the inside, bow to the outside, which gave me the clearance I needed to get it in. With a couple good kicks, and a new swear word phrase, it worked!

("Cow cunted egyptian whore")

FastStang91Lx · December 28th, 2010, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by 95tbirdv8

MWhy wait? lol if it was me i would be doing it know, i would be dying to now i have to wait. i hate being unpatient. but good luck

switch the two words 'know' and 'now' around and you'll be good, lol

95tbirdv8 · December 28th, 2010, 10:31 PM

I hate typing on my phone, my bad

FastStang91Lx · December 28th, 2010, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by 95tbirdv8

I hate typing on my phone, my bad

It's all good, just giving you shit!

FMXBMX91GT · December 29th, 2010, 02:25 PM

Both Stock Springs are IN the 91 fox body. We put a strap around the spindle, just for safety, didn't really need it but I felt better. We used 2 jacks and got the control arm up. It took a little bit of prying, but we slid the bolts in. We did however, drop the engine back into the car, just resting on the motor mounts. That was easier than devising a strap system to hold the chassis down. It could be done with no engine in the car, but it's not worth trying to hold the car down.
We got stock springs installed in a fox body without any compressor. Done safely. The first side took a while, the second side took 20 minutes. Piece of cake. Sometimes I just think too much. It's all good and the project continues.

THANK YOU

jessemachone · December 30th, 2010, 04:53 AM

word! Good job! I was going to suggest dropping it into place but I didn't want to be a simpleton - I thought the plate Idea would have worked but that would have cost more time an money than ploppin a hunk of iron back in it.

FMXBMX91GT · December 30th, 2010, 07:12 AM

Yes. The wheels are back on and I might just leave the motor in there anyway. All I have left to get out is the pilot bearing. Everything else is done on the motor anyway. I actually got 2 birds with one stone, so to speak.
Those new spring insulators sure are noisy, I wonder if that'll go away?

jessemachone · December 30th, 2010, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by FMXBMX91GT

Yes. The wheels are back on and I might just leave the motor in there anyway. All I have left to get out is the pilot bearing. Everything else is done on the motor anyway. I actually got 2 birds with one stone, so to speak.
Those new spring insulators sure are noisy, I wonder if that'll go away?

are they squeaking? Are they urethane? I know urethane stuff has been known to make noise. Maybe coat them with a bunch of liquid wrench.... I doubt you'll want to take them out to put grease on them. I ran my springs without insulators before I went with coil overs. You get a little road noise through them but no annoying squeak.

FMXBMX91GT · December 30th, 2010, 02:25 PM

Yeah, it's a dull sounding squeak, I don't think you'll hear it inside the car but you can hear it when you push on it. I'll spray 'em up with something. Yes, they're eurethane.

jessemachone · December 30th, 2010, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by FMXBMX91GT

Yeah, it's a dull sounding squeak, I don't think you'll hear it inside the car but you can hear it when you push on it. I'll spray 'em up with something. Yes, they're eurethane.

just turn up the stereo - problem solved

FMXBMX91GT · December 30th, 2010, 05:17 PM

Hahaha, the car has a radio block off plate but that's exactly what I said. "Guess I'll have to put a radio in it".

ryanw · December 30th, 2010, 05:35 PM

I saw in your pictures you have one good jack and one little piece of shit jack, its funny cuz i have the same set up. the little jack only come out for big problems lol

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December 29th, 2010, 02:25 PM	#45
FMXBMX91GT Newbie 1991 GT No idea yet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 reviews	Both Stock Springs are IN the 91 fox body. We put a strap around the spindle, just for safety, didn't really need it but I felt better. We used 2 jacks and got the control arm up. It took a little bit of prying, but we slid the bolts in. We did however, drop the engine back into the car, just resting on the motor mounts. That was easier than devising a strap system to hold the chassis down. It could be done with no engine in the car, but it's not worth trying to hold the car down. We got stock springs installed in a fox body without any compressor. Done safely. The first side took a while, the second side took 20 minutes. Piece of cake. Sometimes I just think too much. It's all good and the project continues. THANK YOU

December 30th, 2010, 07:12 AM	#47
FMXBMX91GT Newbie 1991 GT No idea yet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yes. The wheels are back on and I might just leave the motor in there anyway. All I have left to get out is the pilot bearing. Everything else is done on the motor anyway. I actually got 2 birds with one stone, so to speak. Those new spring insulators sure are noisy, I wonder if that'll go away?

December 30th, 2010, 02:25 PM	#49
FMXBMX91GT Newbie 1991 GT No idea yet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah, it's a dull sounding squeak, I don't think you'll hear it inside the car but you can hear it when you push on it. I'll spray 'em up with something. Yes, they're eurethane.

December 30th, 2010, 05:17 PM	#51
FMXBMX91GT Newbie 1991 GT No idea yet Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 27 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hahaha, the car has a radio block off plate but that's exactly what I said. "Guess I'll have to put a radio in it".

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