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Old 12-28-2011, 09:32 PM   #12
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Right, no weight is the complication. 3rd gen springs install in the lca and pocket just like 2nd gen springs. Without weight it is a lot easier to properly install a spring correctly when it is compressed, especially by yourself. If they are lowering springs it may be possible to install w/o a compressor, but w/o weight it is difficult to jack up on the lca and compress the spring enough to get the suspension back together. Although the strut design might help because the strut extends, unlike an uca/ubj setup.

And remember as a spring is compressed it stores a good deal of energy and if it pops out it can be very dangerous. I always run a chain through the spring and lca just in case.
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