think your shocks are totally spent... try bouncing the car without shocks on it. you'll be there a while waiting for it to stop moving.
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
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"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
-1973 Volkswagen Bus Westy
-1986 Honda Magna 700cc
-1989 Lincoln Town car Signature Series
-2011 Subaru OutbackComment
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I greased up the spring seats in the lower control arms plus the bottom of the springs when I re-installed my front springs. I also put some grease at the top of the spring where the end comes into contact with the next coil. This was strictly for protection against rust. I just used the same blue lithium semi-synthetic grease that I used for the various joints. Since there was a rubber insulator at the top, and rubber reportedly doesn't like grease, I didn't grease the top of the spring. I sprayed some WD-40 on the insulator instead, since WD-40 is supposed to be safe on rubber. I haven't had any problems that I know of.Originally posted by porschpow View PostLast edited by IPreferDIY; 10-14-2014, 04:37 PM.
2000 Grand Marquis LS HPP, a hand-me-down in 2008 with 128,000 km; 175,000 km as of July 2014
mods: air filter box 'tuba', headlight relay harness, J-mod (around 186,350 km), 70mm throttle body, KYB Gas-A-Just shocks, aluminum driveshaft, ARA3 PCMComment
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I knew I should have put some grease on the drivers side!!!!
I guess I will coat it with a brush (driver's side) and pre grease it prior to doing the passenger side.
Right, id liek to do it as a rust protection measure"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
-1973 Volkswagen Bus Westy
-1986 Honda Magna 700cc
-1989 Lincoln Town car Signature Series
-2011 Subaru OutbackComment
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if you use a spring compressor like you are supposed to, this stuff is easy. No prying, greasing, cursing, or other issues are involved, provided you don't screw up the compressor placement and wedge it in there.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Yeah, I have noticed you need to put the compressor clamps about two to three rings inward (so you are able to get it out) AND you have to make sure the compressor shaft is in the middle of the spring (HARD TO DO!)"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
-1973 Volkswagen Bus Westy
-1986 Honda Magna 700cc
-1989 Lincoln Town car Signature Series
-2011 Subaru OutbackComment
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yeah, you have to play with it a bit to get it where it needs to be. The proper type of compressor actually goes through the shock hole and smashes the spring up against the frame, but I have no clue where you can get one of those anymore. I've been tempted to make one from a regular internal compressor and a longer chunk of Acme threaded rod.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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They do make standalone compressors, where each one is it's own pair of hooks and you can place as many or as few as you want wherever.
I don't know how it'd all line up doing it on the front end of a panther, but I'd imagine 2-3 of a small one like above would do the job without clearance issues.
85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc
06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)Comment
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those won't fit in the frame. Those are for coilover struts mostly.
The kind i have in mind is basically like this. This is for an older Benz, but same concept. Plate holds into the spring on the bottom, and the frame is what you pull towards. Basically it smashes the spring up into the frame hole and keeps it there so you don't have to screw around with positioning it while trying to line up the lower arm.
86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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coil spring compressor: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=555573_0_0_
the plate goes on the bottom most coils you can get into next to the lower control arm.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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