Spring compressors

Frost Auto Restoration have some good ones.

item m270,

HTH

Chris

Thanks Chris, but unfortunately they look suspiciously like the banana-oriented Machine Mart ones, which gained a whole nother dimension when used on a Discovery coil spring.

Any alternatives?

I've never found any spring compressors that can cope with the huge travel of LR coils - mt local LR specialist had to make their own!

How about a pair of rachet type straps?

Those worked like a charm when I had to change the coil springs on my Discos.

Take care Pantelis

On or around Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:08:54 +0100, "David French" enlightened us thusly:

I made me own, which were bendy, slippy, etc., but at least I didn't pay for 'em. They really need re-doing with larger threaded rods. The "ends" seemed OK, which were bits of steel box section, with a hole through it and a notch, sort of like this:

__________________ | __ | | / \ | |/ \__________| ^ | hole through here.

2 bits of threaded rod, 3 nuts (one end fixed to the rod with 2 nuts) and the only problem was that the threaded rod I had in stock was too thin, and bent.

Worth noting that all spring compressors look much alike, and the fact that they look similar doesn't necessarily mean they're all equally crap.

On or around Wed, 23 Jun 2004 07:02:56 +0300, "Pantelis Giamarellos" enlightened us thusly:

not actually done rear ones, but I got the front ones off the 110 without needing compressors, just by lifting the vehicle high enough that all the weight comes off the axle, and then a bit more. keep an eye on the flexi brake pipes while doing this, of course.

I like your thinking. I have several straps which are rated somewhere in the several tonne range so will suss it out.

David

I borrowed a home-made set once and they were great. But I don't know the bloke any more. :(

Get a mate with a winch and a set of long tree straps and a couple of big logs.

Use the logs to build an A-frame on one side of the car and then use the mates winch over the roof with straps attached to the far side chassis to tip the whole car onto the frame and off its springs.

Seen this done in practise - it's easier if you've got an external roll cage as you just attach to the cage rather than the chassis.

P.

I have a set of Sykes Pickavant ones have used them on my 90 and Discovery with no problems Richard

Looks like these ones:

Look good, I'll keep an eye open for a pair (or trio).

D

On or around Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:17:48 +0100, "David French" enlightened us thusly:

you ought to be able to get 'em from Halfrauds, they sell S-P stuff IIRC.

Not sure if they still do but I think Halfords sell them. along with furry dice etc....went to get brake pads for Disco last week and they didnt have any :-( Richard

in article snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Austin Shackles at snipped-for-privacy@ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk wrote on 23/6/04 9:21 pm:

I asked Bruce where he got his from and he says they were from Halfords and that they are SP ones. He did the Discovery rear springs not long ago with no problems.