areXseven

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My FD has Koni Yellows all around but the front-end is about 1/2 inch lower than the rear. I'd like to level the suspension and was wondering if the front Konis perch can be raised without having to take the struts completley off the car?

Couldn't this be done by just removing the wheels and compressing the springs just enough to adjust/raise the Spring Perch??

DamonB

If you have the means to compress the spring with the shock on the car then yes you can adjust the perches without removing the shocks.

Something like this might work:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43753

I know for a fact that the "plain" springs compressors consisting of two long bolts with hooks will not fit inside the wheel wells and so won't work without removing the shocks (which should take all of 10 or 15 minutes).

ptrhahn

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Sounds like a good way to loose a finger. Just take the shocks off, it's not tough, and you'll be glad you did.

areXseven

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Thanks for the fast reply Guys.

DamonB: Nice little tool. I think AutoZone rents them out for a few bucks though.
ptrhahn: Won't I need to compress the spring anyway in order to (safely) take the Koni off??

DamonB

They rent them for free but they are not what is pictured. They rent the other kind I mentioned which I know for a fact won't fit with the shocks installed. I've tried.

(and you can buy the kind Autozone rents for only $10 from Harbor Freight!)

areXseven

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^ There's always a catch! Why is everything about our FDs have to be sooooo difficult??

alberto_mg

you think thats hard?

try doing it on a bmw....

NewbernD

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It depends on what springs you have.

I recently did this very same thing, although I have Eibach's on my car. They're not as tall as stock springs when uncompressed and so will fully uncompress before you run out of thread on the strut piston. With the car on jack stands I loosened the center nut most of the way but not all. This allowed enough play in the spring to move the circlip up to the middle position. This was also with brand new shock uppers (fresh rubber that hadn't been compressed by the spring.)

I don't think I would have tried this with stock springs... although with the car firmly on stands and a floor jack beneath the strut you should be able to use the weight of the car to keep the spring compressed as you loosen the center nut. Then just slowly release the floor jack.. although it's probably easier and safer to just do it right and pull the strut.