Sinking Creek 4WD Association

As i posted on the CCVT forum, I need a spring compressor and or someone to help install some bilstein 5100s

I've just borrowed them from Advance or Auto Zone when I needed them in the past. Like a $20 deposit or whatnot.

Redneck7 wrote:I've just borrowed them from Advance or Auto Zone when I needed them in the past. Like a $20 deposit or whatnot.

Ya, the tacoma coils are a little bit stronger than the ones you can rent at autozone, so I figured I'd ask around. Now that I think about it I'm not sure i need one just for shock replacement

dgerm wrote:

Redneck7 wrote:I've just borrowed them from Advance or Auto Zone when I needed them in the past. Like a $20 deposit or whatnot.

Ya, the tacoma coils are a little bit stronger than the ones you can rent at autozone, so I figured I'd ask around. Now that I think about it I'm not sure i need one just for shock replacement

if your truck is set up like mine im pretty sure you will need compressors to replace the shocks

BadnewsCJ wrote:
if your truck is set up like mine im pretty sure you will need compressors to replace the shocks

If I remember right, the compressor from advanced wouldn't fit on your tacos coils.

Thats what I thought. I figured If nothing left i could just bring my shock and coil system in and have them assemble them, but I'm not sure what to do lol

MtnToys wrote:

BadnewsCJ wrote:
if your truck is set up like mine im pretty sure you will need compressors to replace the shocks

If I remember right, the compressor from advanced wouldn't fit on your tacos coils.

yea thats true....altho we didn't need them anyway cause the OME's were already assembled

check a toyota forum im sure there is something on putting your coilovers together and were you can rent a compressor that will fit

I used the Autozone spring compressor on my 04 tacoma and it worked fine for me.

alk1174 wrote:I used the Autozone spring compressor on my 04 tacoma and it worked fine for me.

I used a rented one on my 1998 Tacoma, but I do remember having a time getting the thing actually on and off the coils (pretty sure it was because the feet on the compressor were bigger than the gab between each coil of the spring...but that was 6 years ago, so I'm not 100%).

I had some of the same issues but it worked out in the end.