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Dec 24, 2009, 06:06 AM

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do you need to compress springs when installing swift sport springs on evo 9?.Rasta

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Dec 24, 2009, 06:10 AM

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Yes to do it properly you should compress them.

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Dec 24, 2009, 06:44 AM

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^And be careful. They could cause serious pain!

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Dec 24, 2009, 07:56 AM

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Pain - as in death

Use a spring compressor

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Dec 24, 2009, 08:17 AM

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my memory is really rough but i believe the rears you dont but fronts you definitely

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Dec 24, 2009, 08:54 AM

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You need a compressor to take the stock springs off, but you can put the rear springs on without a compressor. The fronts maybe, but just use a compressor to be safe.

A guy who works beside me used to lay the strut on the ground, put his foot on the base of the strut, point the top away from everything, and just zip the top nut off with an impact gun. Easy, fast and amusing.... but dangerous

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Dec 24, 2009, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mifesto

my memory is really rough but i believe the rears you dont but fronts you definitely

Exactly. The rear isn't necessary, but the fronts for sure, yes.

As you loosen the rear top nut you will feel the spring come loose, the front however will have a ton of pressure on it. Compress it enough to take the pressure off, then remove the nut. *Make sure you mark 1 of the top bolts and it's position on the car so when you reinstall the assembly it goes back in the same exact way.