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fitting a spring spacer to cure the jimny lean

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13 May 2012 07:39 #40108 by robs5230
hi i need to fit a spacer to cure the lean on the front drivers corner. what is the easiest way of doing this ?
is it jacking up the car and compressing the spring ?
cheers

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13 May 2012 09:28 #40112 by darthloachie
Replied by darthloachie on topic Re: fitting a spring spacer to cure the jimny lean
yep :)

bits for vits sell a single spacer

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13 May 2012 09:44 #40114 by robs5230
cheers yes i have ordered the spacer just looking for instructions on fitting it. if i use spring compressors can i keep everything attached ? shocks etc ?

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13 May 2012 18:40 #40152 by myers647
Hi mate undo the shock,Jack the car up as high as possible and the axle will drop down, there should be enough room to put the spacer into place without using a spring clamp. I used a forklift truck when I put mine in and this worked.

Thanks
James

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13 May 2012 18:44 #40153 by robs5230
many thanks

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15 May 2012 12:50 - 15 May 2012 12:53 #40337 by Johnniehec

robs5230 wrote: hi i need to fit a spacer to cure the lean on the front drivers corner. what is the easiest way of doing this ?
is it jacking up the car and compressing the spring ?
cheers


Rob try it the other way round ie compress the spring then jack it up, you can bind the springs with two (on opposite sides) small ratchet straps then jack it up. Like this, obviously not a Jimny spring but you get the idea.


Cheers,
John.

On the 8th Day God made the LandRover -
On the 9th day he swapped it for a Jimny.
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