All these pictures of those bent compression threaded rods tells me to use 4 compressors. It sure looks like there is enough room for 4. Im sure I wont have any issues fully compressing the springs then. Thanks gents!
All these pictures of those bent compression threaded rods tells me to use 4 compressors. It sure looks like there is enough room for 4. Im sure I wont have any issues fully compressing the springs then. Thanks gents!
Yes, that is exactly how I thought I would approach it... if I did it again with that type of compressor. I am not sure you can actually fit 4... 3 definitely. Enjoy!
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2006 DC, SR5, 4.7L, 5 speed, 4WD, LSD,
Silver Sky Metallic, Keyless Entry, Tow Package
Westin wheel to wheel step bars
Rackit (powder coated)
Leer 100 w/Windoors
Air lift Ride Control w/Quick Shot and Onboard Air
Pop & Lock
Bedrug
Slide Master bed-slide
Bilstein 5100s (middle notch)
Wheeler's AAL
Toyo 265/70/17 10 ply (back on stock wheels)
Scangauge II
Waiting to be installed:
MB Quart Speakers
Eclipse Amp
TC steering rack bushings
TC diff drop
Downey end links
Kartec CV boots
Wish List:
Spidertrax
SS exhaust system
HD front bumber (Reuenal or ARB)
Mile Marker Winch
Changing professions or purchasing a service truck so I can make this one all about fun!
Looks to me like its pretty well level! Good Job, great to hear you got it finished without loosing your face....I was scared shitless compressing mine, I thought my spring compressors were bending badly but now that I see yours, I feel better about how much mine were bending!
Wow! Deja Vu. I installed my 5100's this week end and had the same issues. Driver side a pain and the passenger side took about an hour. I considered buying another set of spring compressors so I could use 4 on each shock because these springs were eating up the threads using just 2 compressors.
Looks to me like its pretty well level! Good Job, great to hear you got it finished without loosing your face....I was scared shitless compressing mine, I thought my spring compressors were bending badly but now that I see yours, I feel better about how much mine were bending!
When my buddy and I started it Sat night both of us were like uh oh they are bending, lets stop. I got on here, found a picture of someone else's that were worse, so Sunday we went back at it and basically the compressors would not compress anymore with the impact, and yes, it ate up some of the threads too.
those compressors are a pain to use. especially because they are usually bent with damaged threads. i used some on a friends bmw, they wanted to slide toward each other. scary. we tried again with three, got much better results. just a matter of patiently goin a little bit at a time on each one. pretty soon im putting 5100s on my cousins crewcab. does anybody know if the spings are heavier on a crewcab than an accesscab? i imagine they are but if not i can save time using my old springs.
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Re: Front 5100 install problem
Re: Front 5100 install problem
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