I'm going to be attempting to install the coil springs on my truck, and I have a couple of ?'s

1. Do you have to compress the spring in any way when installing it?

2. Is there anything else that should be changed while I'm doing the springs?

Thanks, Tony

 

no compression, just stick em in there and use a jack on the LCA to get them compressed and into place.

 

is it the same way for the super heavy duty MOOG lift springs?

 

Only thing that I've found is that you may need to chain down the frame or lifting the lower control arm to compress the spring may lift the entire truck. I chained the frame to the floor jack before I started jacking so that the frame couldn't raise up.

 

I hope this isn't needed because I have nothing to chain it too!

Gomerpile: My springs are the severe duty from napa. I just want to do this one time. Later, Tony

 

I didn't realize any 1st gen trucks had coil springs (except on the valves). I haven't ever been around a 4x2 I guess!

 

I put in super HD Moogs and did'nt need to use a chain just slowly dropped the jack.

 

That's why I had to chain from the truck frame to the jack frame. I didn't have anything else to chain to either. Good luck with it.

 

Thanks for the help guys. I was going to try to put them on tomorrow, but the truck is in the shop having the a/c worked on. So maybe on Monday. Later, Tony

 

go rent the spring tool just for safty sake....i am all for hi ballin and get er done...but springs can and do kill

 

Well I finally got the truck back from the a/c guy, so I started on the springs.
I went by one of the write ups here on the forum, got the driver side in. Maybe tomorrow I can finish. Later, Tony

 

Holy smokes does the truck set up now! It raised the front end so much I might need to raise the rear some. I forgot to measure before I started but it is at least 2 to 3 inches from where it was. Took it for a test run and not really that bad, not as bad as I thought it would be. Later, Tony

 

Let it settle for a few months before you jack the back up.

 

Yeah that's my thoughts. I figure it will come down some. It sure looks good right now. Later, Tony

 

how much did the new springs cost?