How the hell do you re-install the coil springs in a REPU? It all came apart easily enough but for the life of me I cant figure out how to get it back together. If I have the lower A-arm installed, set the spring in and use a floor jack to compress it together the spring doesnt seat in the well on the a-arm like it should. I rented a coil-spring compressor and try to compress it but that bell over the top of the coil is too small for the compressor hooks to grab the coil, and there isnt enough of the coil showing to grab it down lower to compress. I have been stuck on this for almost a week now, so sad to see the REPU on jack stands for so long.

 

Not actually on a REPU, but I have had to set the lower A-arm on the floor jack, set the spring in its place in the lower A-arm, then jack the whole thing up into the upper A-arm and with a little work and wiggling, u can get the bolt at the pivot point installed. It also wouldn't hurt to have a second person to help either.

 

When you did that, did you install the shock before liftint the A-arm with the jack? If not what did you do to prevent the spring from launching out the side? I gave that a quick try with the shock installed and the shock adds just enough resistance that the whole front end lifted off the stands, did you run into that at all?

 

My friend was in the way when the spring let loose, now look what he can do.

 

My friend took the spring out of his repu and cut them, i think he reinstalled them, or he is still trying. I will ask him how its going and if theirs any tricks to it. My repu has had them cut it it handles WAY better. I would really recomend cutting a coil or two out. With that cut out they tunr much quicker and dont roll nearly as much. I can out corner a stock 1st gen easily now.

CJG

 

Anyone ever put a rear swaybar on REPU to reduce rear lean? Presumably do this in conjunction with a bigger front bar to balance it out.

Or would the rear bar just make the REPU oversteer more? Real stiff rear springs + light bed makes oversteer and rear bar would transfer more cornering load to tires....

 

Well I got the front srings in, just took alot of PB blaster to lube the whole thing up really good and a big sledge hammer. I had my friend push really hard with his foot on the spring to hold it in place while I lifted up the A-arm with the jack. Once it was up and looking close to right a few whacks with the sledge got it right where it needed to be. Good thing the spring didnt let go or one of us may have looked like that guy up above.