How do you "adjust" the coil springs?

RandyBee1 · Post by **RandyBee1** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:24 am

I'm in the process of replacing my king pins and decided to do the radius arm bushings and the axle pivot bushings. After dropping the front end I'm now ready to bolt everything together. so.. do I put a jack under the front end and take the tension OFF the coil springs to tighten down the nut, or do I relieve all the tension on the coil spring and tighten the nut?
The nut I'm talking about is the one that attaches to the stud that connects the radius arm to the axle and hence the the coil spring
Any ideas?

Randy B.

1970F250 · Post by **1970F250** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:39 am

i think (but i cant remember what i had for dinner) that i jacked mine up a little till i could get a wrench in there.

marz68 · Post by **marz68** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:16 am

That sounds just about right blue oval guru.

mcarlson11 · Post by **mcarlson11** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:25 pm

if you have a spring compressor, then get everything bolted up without the coils in, then add them in once its all done. I did it this way, and didnt have to hassle with the springs while I bolted everything else up.

boots · Post by **boots** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:26 pm

I have different coil springs that you guys but I just yanked on the nut as hard as I could with the coil under the weight of the truck. Works good

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:34 pm

thats what i did to my 93 it was loose after some supposed mechanic done something to the front end before i got it.

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