taking out springs with no spring compressor 100% safe and quick/easy

[grays]

No! No! No!

Please ban this kid!

This is just pure laziness.... Seriously man, take the day to take everything apart properly, and take a look at all of the suspension components to make sure they are functioning, SAFE condition. This thread should be locked ASAP, or better yet just deleted. Please refrain from posting shit like this, that's why the Bentley manual was created....

dude just do it the long way then!! grow up and stop talking shit over the net!!

im happy with the diy i did. and theres nothing wrong with it.

[deutschman]

This could work. Ill stick with my spring compressors though because I feel comfortable with them. But this would be a good DIY to keep in mind if your stuck some where and have to take the strut assembly apart for some odd resin with out the proper tools.
As fare as the jack stands go. They are not only for your safety but for the cars. If the car falls off the jack and has no jack stand you could potentially damage things like the oil pan or brake disks/hub assembly when the car lands on them. Just food for thought.

[pantelones]

fyi: NOTHING WRONG CUTTING THE DEAD COIL ON ANY SPRINGS. GOOGLE IT!! USE THE LINK I POSTED ON E30TECH.
ALSO THOSE CHEAP SPRING COMPRESSORS ARENT EVEN SAFE.

No! No! No!

Please ban this kid!

This is just pure laziness.... Seriously man, take the day to take everything apart properly, and take a look at all of the suspension components to make sure they are functioning, SAFE condition. This thread should be locked ASAP, or better yet just deleted. Please refrain from posting shit like this, that's why the Bentley manual was created....

[Mr. Tasty]

dude just go away!! Dont care what you have to say! You need help after reading a few of your post. Go see a doctor.

shut the fuck up donnie

[grays]

yes stock springs as shown in the pic

[nickmcc92]

Stock springs?

[Earendil]

Were you removing stock springs? Because I'm pretty positive this won't work on stock 325i springs. It'll work on the H&R race springs I have in my car now, but they are a lot shorter, and don't expand as far. Stock springs will expand the entire length of the control arm travel.

[Farbin Kaiber]

It's not just about you being under the car, it's also about your low quality Harbor Freight floor jack bypassing and dropping your car on the ground, with no way to pick it back up. It's also about you yanking on stuff, and having the wheels of your jack roll and the car fall off. It's also about me betting you just used the parking brake, and not putting wheel chocks behind the rear wheels, causing the car to roll off the jack. Amirite?

[grays]

I did it mine the same way as the op. Very easy and saves a lot of time...
You will have to undo the strut incert to remove the spring. I also used jackstands to support the car (op should have used them too).

Op's technique does work, but it needs to be ironed out a bit.

Message to haters: please go into politics you will succeed, since job effectiveness and time/money spent is not something you value.

never had a prb using my jacks since im not under the car. took about 10-15mins then did the other side. anyhow +1 on jackstands.

[grays]

too bad your diy is unsafe. And doesn't even fucking work with stock springs. The control arm does not drop far enough to let a stock spring expand enough to get out of there. And, if you are saying to unhook the control arm, then you truly are dumber than i thought.

You truly are a retard.

Even my lazy un-proofread posts are easier to read than all of yours.

dude just go away!! Dont care what you have to say! You need help after reading a few of your post. Go see a doctor.

[mr ilia]

I did it mine the same way as the op. Very easy and saves a lot of time...
You will have to undo the strut incert to remove the spring. I also used jackstands to support the car (op should have used them too).

Op's technique does work, but it needs to be ironed out a bit.

Message to haters: please go into politics you will succeed, since job effectiveness and time/money spent is not something you value.

[dashboardmonkey]

Too bad your diy is unsafe. And doesn't even fucking work with stock springs. The control arm does not drop far enough to let a stock spring expand enough to get out of there. And, if you are saying to unhook the control arm, then you truly are dumber than I thought.

You truly are a retard.

Even my lazy un-proofread posts are easier to read than all of yours.

[grays]

same as the ads you post.

anyhow. if you dont like quick and easy as shown then dont hate and keep using the bs cheap compressors that arent safe.

im not here to argue with little kids. just posting a simple diy for other members .

[grays]

I would think NOT to take advice on tasks that are potentially unsafe from someone who can't spell or use proper gramnar.

Don't do it this way folks. Quit being a lazy fuck and get the proper tools.

gramnar?? lol

gotta love haters lol

[dashboardmonkey]

I would think NOT to take advice on tasks that are potentially unsafe from someone who can't spell or use proper gramnar.

Don't do it this way folks. Quit being a lazy fuck and get the proper tools.