i've got a couple friends who have removed 1 coil off the springs up front to drop it 2 inches n was wanting to do the same to mine.

he told me everything that need to be unbolted but my questionis... is a spring compressor tool needed??

cuz i know you put the frame on jacks and jack it up from under the control arm to compress the spring and once everything is unbolted it will decompress with the control arm is dropped.. but will it decompress all the way?? is this safe?? lol i just dont want to get killed by a flying coil spring

some tips or advice plz?

 

you dont need a compressor. just use a jack under the LCA.

 

to be honest...just spend the money for drop springs...cause cutting or heating springs just weaken the metal and increase the payload on a now inferior metal...it's worth it to spend the $$$ up front and not worry about repairs in the long run

 

heating weakens the metal, but theirs absolutely nothing wrong with cutting a coil off. what do you think drop springs are?

 

Like mentioned just stick a jack underneath the lca. Yea heating springs may weaken the metal but Ive never heard of a springs breaking.

 

LOL, the man speaks the truth. People that say it's not a good idea are just sheep. They were told by their dad or friend at one time it's a bad idea, so of course it must be because they said so.

Cutting your springs will not weaken anything(ultimately), and there have been tons of people who have done it.

 

IMO,cut coils are better than drop coils. stock coils have the correct "spring rate" for the truck, drop coils do not. they are shorter and stiffer(so u dont bottom out) which make ur truck ride rough. Obviously U can't cut ur stock spring in half, but one coil on any truck should be fine. Cuttin 2 coils is gonna give u alignment issues(so would a 4" drop spring) that may or may not be corrected, depends on the truck. I've done it both ways, and I'm never satisfied with the rough ride of drop springs. Again, just my opinion.

 

Advise, thats what the OP asked for.....Have the wheels off and the truck on jackstands. Loosen the bolts that hold the LCA to the frame. this will make it easier to depress. Loosen ur lower balljoint, strike spindle with hammer to break loose the press fit of the balljoint. Remove swaybar end-links from LCA's. Then place floor jack under LCA to relive weight of truck, remove lower balljoint nut. Lower jack slowly, until spring is free. Take it out(my require a pry bar), mark it and cut it with a cutting wheel. Reinstall in reverse order. Hope that helps,Good Luck

 

thanks alot man that helps alot. and yeah i dont like the ride with aftermarket springs there always alot softer up front. but im sure they sell expensive ones with the correct spring rate.....but why worry bout that when i can cut a coil off for free lol and have damn near factory ride qualitly.

i got a stupid question... LCA's are lower control arms right?

 

lol forget that question.. its just cuz i said in my original post that i knew when the control arm is let down with the jack that the spring will decompress i thought i was wrong or somethin