No place to rent the compressor here. Napa and another place have them to buy. Is there anything specific I am looking for in buying them? Size, etc??

 

Are you installing a spacer or the whole spring?

 

Spacers from hellbent steel.

 

when i first leveled mine i didnt have to use the compressors the axle dropped down far enough if i used anything it was a pry bar to get that last little bit its been so long since i did that i cant really remember but pretty positive i didnt have to use anything

 

You had that much space on a 2nd gen?

 

dang my bad i didnt even look at the year that was on my 08 sorry man

 

I'm pretty sure you don't need to compress the springs to get enough room for the spacers, when I did my lift I had lots of room to get the springs out and the new ones in without a spring compressor. I think the axle would droop enough to get them in.

 

Same here - no compressor needed. Just jacked up the truck on the frame and let the axle hang when I did my leveling springs, had to pry a bit, but nothing outrageous.