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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 11:47 AM
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Are my Springs compressed enough??

Alright so I bought by spring compressor just wanted to see what you guys taught. Is the spring compressed enough or should I compress it even more so that I can easily install it.... here some piks

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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 11:56 AM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

Can it fit in the pocket now? If not compress more.
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 12:18 PM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

LOL....I haven't removed the springs of the car yet...I just wanted to know so that I wouldn't have to be messing with the springs so that they fit since I will only have X amount of hours to finish the job...
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 01:13 PM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

Only one way to find out!

I did not even need to comprese my springs to install, they were a little shorter then stock.
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 04:45 PM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

hmmm...u got a point...well hopefully this is compressed enough...if all goes well I will do the install tomorrow...
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 05:14 PM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

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hmmm...u got a point...well hopefully this is compressed enough...if all goes well I will do the install tomorrow...
good luck, I did mine today and it was less then fun.
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:28 PM
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how long did it take you?wat was the hardest part for you?
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:36 PM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

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how long did it take you?wat was the hardest part for you?
just getting the spring compressed enough to go into place was tuff.
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:37 PM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

which kind of springs were u installing?
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 07:45 PM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

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which kind of springs were u installing?
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 07:47 PM
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Re: Are my Springs compressed enough??

dam man i bet those were harder to put in than mine...Ive heard that with the eibach sportlines sometimes you dont even need to compress them since there so small as it is...these drop them from 1.6" to a whole 2"...
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