I did my rears then i went to do my fronts i have the strut off spindals are hitting the ground Sway bar off and i cant get the springs off i have a spring compressor from autozone and its not helping me much... Any ideas on what i should do???? i have both sides of the sway bar disconnected... please help me i dono if im using the spring compressor right i hope i am but anything please. someoen said to just drop the whole A arm should i do that?

 

I got the spring out now i have a new problem

the new spring has one side thats is relaly close to each other and the other side has a gap like the rest of the spring what side goes up what side goes down

 

The flat part fits up with a rubber isolator, the bottom fits into the spring pocket in the a-arm. If you look at the a-arm, you can see how it is shaped to fit the coil of the spring.

 

so is the double sided on the top or bottom?

 

Real quick way to tell is to set the spring down on your driveway, The flat side will make the spring stand straight up. That flat side is the top of the spring.

Another way to tell is the spring will only fit snugly one way in the a-arm.

 

Ok i got that figured out now how do i put it back in lol i can get it up in the wheel well but the bottom i cant get it lined up with the 2 drain holes so i can jack it up. next time im gonna pay someone to do this. any tips when i go to do the passanger side once i get the spring in and my brakes back on i gotta do the other side dammit.

 

Are they shorter springs or stock? Stock are a pain to put back in. If they are shorter, try puting them in the a-arms first. Thats how I got my Hotchkis springs in.

 

Ok ill try that after i eat they are 1 inch shorter. then when i get the front done i need to go fix the back i have one side lower then the other. i hate springs i washoppeing the front would be as easy as the back.

 

When i try that i have the top of the spring looking at me right in the face

 

How far down are the a-arms swinging? I had mine pointing almost straight down. I placed the spring in the a-arm, dont seat the spring, the spring just needs to be in the general location of those drain holes (since my a-arm was pointing straight down, the spring was parallel to the aarm). The spring should be straight up and down, slide it up into the spot where the top goes in the crossmember, then pull up on the a-arm (should travel in an arc) making sure that the spring slides into where it sits in the a-arm pockets.

 

i still ****in cant get it in would it be easier if i just took off my whole A arm?

 

Might be, but be careful. There is alot of stored energy in a compressed spring, you dont want it to shoot out at you.

 

I gave up after 5 hours of trying to put the spring in it wouldnt go in so i had my car towed to my frineds shop so i will let him fix it for me thanks for the help tho. Ever see a camaro missing a front spring looks kinda cool