So after fighting the coil springs with a local loan-a-tool spring compressor today, I opted to just order the one recommended in so many threads here that mounts to the perch where the shock bolts to. The one that I had today has the hooks and no matter where I positioned them, they seemed to keep slipping during the compression and even though the front portion of the coil was off the perch, the rear portion did not come off of it much and I could not rotate the spring at all. After sitting in an open field though for so many years, I am sure it is just plain stuck due to rust and corrosion.
I have new upper and lower control arms, all new stabilizer bar bushings, etc and will be rust free in this area real soon.
Tom
I have new upper and lower control arms, all new stabilizer bar bushings, etc and will be rust free in this area real soon.
Tom