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drmike:
I guess it depends on your set up but certainly rears don't seem to need compressors if you can use a high lift. Whip the wheel off with a trolley jack under the axle lift the rear with a high lift and let the axle droop and the spring will just come out all being equal.

Fronts much the same but I think you'll have the turrets off in any case to change the shocks so that's OK too.

I find compressors terrifying - all that stored energy just waiting to let go. I did find I had to use them on the RR with +2" springs but on the 90 I haven't needed them yet. I got Draper ones at modest cost and they seem fine.

It is very satisfying to do these jobs and it saves money!

Mike

v40mav:
I am looking at a similar change with springs -  not sure about doing this myself - any pics to demonstrate

Xtremeteam:

--- Quote from: "v40mav" ---I am looking at a similar change with springs -  not sure about doing this myself - any pics to demonstrate
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nope but you can either give the lads in sorc to give you a hand or if ive got a free weekend you could come over & id get you sorted out

drmike:
I don't think that pictures would be much help in this case. It's pretty much follow your nose and just being careful. Some brute strength is required at times but not much.

I can recall one of the first jobs I did on my series was replacing the shocks at the rear and it was fine although I learnt about sieed nuts pretty fast. Pretty soon after that I changed the springs and shocks all round which was one hell of a job in terms of effort but not sophistication.

The point is that they are fairly straightforward jobs where it's hard to get into a total mess! It's not like taking the engine to bits where you really can reach the point where the truck won't run!

Indeed Horness you must live pretty close to me, I'm near Great Witley, so if you did get into a mess I could pop over one evening. Blimey I never thought a duffer like me would offer to pop over and help someone!

Go for it - not many tools needed. You'll need a socket set and ring spanners (possibly open end as well) and I found a crowbar handy to lever the sping into place. Trolley jack and ideally a high lift or second jack of some sort. The Disco jack is fine under the axle. I think that's all you need.

Mike

Horness:
I'd love to be able to have the time and resources to do this myself as I know I'd feel a lot more satisfaction in the work done, but with limited tools, basic knowledge, and no backup plan, I have no other way of getting to work if it all goes belly up.

This, and the fact that I am about as mechanically minded as a bowl of salad.  Getting the local garage to do it at about £120 (£30 per corner) saves me the hassle and stress, and if it does go all wrong, I carry on driving around in the courtesy car until they sort it.

Shocks are going to be OME.
Springs will probably be Bearmach for now.

Timescale - very soon.  :wink:

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