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TIM Z 05-16-2013 05:25 PM


Originally Posted by oakley6575 (Post 5103300)
Just saw this on tech. Is it our buddy or a coincidence? :D


comp cam spring compressor.....JUNK - LS1TECH

The OP of that thread is my friend who's car we did the cam swap in. He was trying to warn others of potential issues we had , when along comes some dumb muther fucker who prob still lives with mommy had to reply with a smartass remark.

This is why tech sucks , bunch of young punk assholes .

Thank god we don't have that here ;)

Vortec350ss 05-29-2013 10:02 AM

Just seeing this now... but what a pain in the ass. Glad I didnt pull the trigger on that tool when the time came.

brent1976 06-30-2013 08:24 AM


Originally Posted by Ferocity02 (Post 5102881)
I made my own using some scrap 1/4" strip aluminum (steel would have been better) and an M8 stud, nuts, and washers from the hardware store. Wasn't pretty but it worked like a champ for only a couple bucks and 30 minutes to make it.

I did this when we changed springs on an SS Camaro that was getting a new cam. I used 1 1/2" x 3/16 steel flat bar to do one spring at a time. I started with bolts I found in the scrap bolt bin. I ended up going and buying some good grade 8 bolts that were the perfect length.

Man my back was stiff when I was done bending over those low ass fenders.

TIM Z 06-30-2013 05:51 PM


Originally Posted by brent1976 (Post 5119637)
I did this when we changed springs on an SS Camaro that was getting a new cam. I used 1 1/2" x 3/16 steel flat bar to do one spring at a time. I started with bolts I found in the scrap bolt bin. I ended up going and buying some good grade 8 bolts that were the perfect length.

Man my back was stiff when I was done bending over those low ass fenders.

Lol yeah I hear ya , I'd rather work on a truck any day . Working on Fbodys sucks , not my cup of tea for sure .

forklord 08-03-2013 12:38 AM

i used crane cams tool on my camaro after using a homemade one. what a lifesaver!!!

oakley6575 08-07-2013 06:59 PM

Hey OP, sorry to bring this thread back up but I ran into a problem with this tool today. I'm installing ISKY beehive springs on my heads and they are too tall to get the compressor seated on the heads first before compressing the springs. Is that how you bent the two bolts in your first post? I didn't want that to happen so I backed the two bolts back out and it pulled the top two threads out of the head. :cry:

When I installed the PAC springs on my LS3 heads they must have been much shorter than these springs cause I didn't have this problem.

2000SSilver 08-07-2013 08:38 PM

I had a little of the same issue but was able to thread the bolts in the head far enough and then manually compressing the springs a little while sliding the compressor plate over the spring. All worked out fine.

oakley6575 08-07-2013 08:57 PM

I got them on there. Can't fix stupid :D

TIM Z 08-08-2013 11:26 AM

It was tall enough to put on PAC 1518s, not sure how much taller your beehives were.

Still a piece of shit tool for sure.

Glad ya got it done Oakley ;)


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