53 front springs

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Ianrhall

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Could someone tell me the correct safe procedure for removing the front suspension springs in my 53 club coupe
Thanks
Ian
 
Shocks Out
Compress spring and remove.
I am not a restoration purest so I typically have the rivets knocked out of the bottom A-arm. So what I do there is use a jack to bare the force of the spring and remove the bolts I have installed in place of the rivets.
 
and use a chain down through the spring to catch that bad boy should something slip or break. There is a butt load of energy in those things and they could really mess up your day!
 
I think once I retire, I'm going to sit in a nice comfy lawn chair, crack open a beer and watch people change coil springs in their driveway. From a safe distance of course. And most of my comments will be constructive.
 
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