front springs

[crofty77]

iv got a vn im pulling apart for parts and im stuck on the front springs any one have any ideas to get them out i'd leave them in there but there king super lows, any ideas will help,
cheers

[10WVN]

will need a spring compressor

[strgas]

rattle gun and stand clear when you release the top nut ??

[customvlcommy]

if they are superlows on standard struts you wont need a spring decompressor but when you undo the yop nut regardless of what they are just be careful
only problems ive had is with standard springs

[hainzy]

How do you tell what springs they are? I have a VN I have just got the engine out of and am gunna put the whole front end in my VH. Im thinkin maybe they are super lows..? Springs are red and the car looks like this:

[vn_v6]

pedders springs mate, and i cant tell if your shocks are stock or not, dont try without compressors, their cheap anyway

[hainzy]

Ah cool.. So red equals pedders...? Makes sense. I really should know that! Thanks buddy.

Heres a pic of where im at just for the hell of it..

[Poms308]

in my experience i wouldnt use spring compressors there effin dangerous, i used exhaust U bolts instead much safer they cant slip off the spring when you've got it compressed..

[strgas]

in my experience i wouldnt use spring compressors there effin dangerous, i used exhaust U bolts instead much safer they cant slip off the spring when you've got it compressed..

been using my meco spring compressor for 20 years now and never had a slip or a fail of a spring , sometimes its not the tool but the tool using it ?

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Easiest way to do it is to leave the car on the ground, undo the top nut, then slowly jack the front up. The springs will come out easily.

I have done this numorous times and it makes a full front and rear spring change on an IRS Commodore an hour's job.