Re: [DML] An end to the shock and spring debacle? (LONG)

["Walter" <Whalt@xxxx>]

Wow! Thanks James. That was very educational about the springs.

I would like to know if the PJ Grady front springs & custom shocks are made
by the same outfit that makes DMC Houston's. If I bought only the rear
springs from DMC Houston, would they match with the front springs I already
bought from PJ Grady? Since I recently got my new rear shocks on, I hate to
take it apart again just to replace the springs. But the rear driver's side
of my car does sit about 6mm lower than the right. The lower side is the
one that had the chard break off the spring too. I think it has gotten
worse since I compressed the springs to change the shocks. Since the new
shocks are adjustable, I could lower the right to compensate, but I would
rather fix the root of the problem. I feel like I'm the only one who
notices, but to me it is painfully obvious from a distance.

Can anyone recommend the best tool to compress the rear springs? The one I
borrowed from Pep Boys is good enough to get the spring compressed to change
the shock, but I don't recommend using it to decompress or compress a spring
while it is off of the car. It would be do-able, but rather awkward and
needlessly time consuming. I couldn't find anything better for sale from
Pep Boys, Discount Auto or NAPA. I think the best tool would be the
duck-bill variety, but I couldn't find one anywhere. I haven't tried Mac
Tool or Snap-On. If they had retail outlets, I would buy a lot more of
their stuff.

Walt Tampa, FL