changing vp front springs to lower 1s how to ????

[sawychri06]

ok guys i wanna change my front springs on my vp, is it hard to do and if so can you give a run through on it
how low springs should i go on the front ?????
cheers if you can help
im more just wantin to save money and seeing if i can do it myself thanks

[sawychri06]

ok b4 some1 says somethin about the search bar and yes i have looked and yes i have found the how to thread. but i cant see any of the pics i dnt know what is wrong

[Morton]

You need spring compressors, a massive vice, and a rattle gun. Without those, don't even contemplate it You'll hear people talk about all sorts of other shortcuts you can take, but half the time they won't work.

[mischa]

I didnt use a rattle gun, you just need to stand on the strut in just the right place

Whats the massive vice for?

[Denso]

yeh, thats what i was thinking....

[mitchhsj]

massive vice??? huhhh! take out the strut get a rattle gun undo the top nut and run haha. no the old spring will be worn and not to much froce to it {or just cut it in there with a grinder=easy} and if u have spring compressor it will make it easyer if not there like 20 buks from supa cheap or somthing. the new lower spring will be alot shorter than standed but stiffer so if u can push it down far enough to start the top nut then ur rite, then just do it up with the rattle gun. make sure tho when ur puting the strut back in that the 3 bolt ends go back in the same way or when they do wheely on it, it will be more than just way out. not to bad i was a wheel aliner for 5 years thats how we did in, when in a hurry anyways.

[savage1987]

massive vice??? huhhh! take out the strut get a rattle gun undo the top nut and run haha. no the old spring will be worn and not to much froce to it {or just cut it in there with a grinder=easy} and if u have spring compressor it will make it easyer if not there like 20 buks from supa cheap or somthing. the new lower spring will be alot shorter than standed but stiffer so if u can push it down far enough to start the top nut then ur rite, then just do it up with the rattle gun. make sure tho when ur puting the strut back in that the 3 bolt ends go back in the same way or when they do wheely on it, it will be more than just way out. not to bad i was a wheel aliner for 5 years thats how we did in, when in a hurry anyways.

^I duno, I got caught out like this.. didn't compress a stock spring before pulling the strut open and I almost shotgunned my eyes out with those little ball bearings. Collecting 40-odd bearings from all around the shed where they ricocheted was not altogether fun..