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Old 06-25-2009, 06:54 PM
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Wait till you see someone try that with the shock still in the car..

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Old 06-25-2009, 06:58 PM
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I've seen that too. After the spring expanded, it was stuck between the tower and the LCA. I
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Old 06-25-2009, 07:01 PM
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Same thing, only a axle was involved on a Accord. The "technician" is no longer with us.

I lowered a 85 Chevy 1500 on knuckles/drop shackles... Getting the springs out
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C-trucks have the longest springs I've ever seen. They're never unloaded.
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Old 06-25-2009, 07:07 PM
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Compressing them with a floor jack
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That's gotta be scary.
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https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=710362

It's a unicorn.
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Old 06-25-2009, 07:13 PM
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cutting the bed for the rear shackles sucked too
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Thanks for reminding me to say "no" when asked to help lower a truck.
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Eh, it was a guy at work. It needed shackles/knuckles and poly bushings in the front end. Made the miserable even worse when they sent the wrong knuckles and the calipers wouldn't fit.
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