<VV> Installing Rear Coil Springs

[Rick Norris]

I believe in Seth's case that episode beagn with the words, "YOU might be a 
red neck if" !
Rick

> Holy Crp man... that is actually scary to think about.  Stay well back. 
> Did
> you put an extension on the jack handle?
> Later, JR
>> I retell this with a lot of second thoughts. I am not sure I would do it
>> this way again. This is what I have done. In this case, I was installing 
>> a
>> longer spring. I jacked up the car, and supported it on strong 
>> jackstands.
>> I
>> removed the shock absorber. I placed a 4x4 under the fender, placing it
>> under  the
>> fender across and under the side frame rail. I picked up my aluminum 
>> floor
>> jack and placed it on top of the tire, and jacked up against the 4 x 4.
>> (Have
>> the car in gear and the parking brake on!) That pushed the tire  down
>> extended
>> the trailing arm down enough to slide the spring in.  First the top, with
>> the
>> rubber spacer, them sliding the pigtail end onto the  trailing arm. It
>> worked
>> fine - and it was fast. You gotta be careful  though.

>> Seth  Emerson