Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi Guys
Got my 2" lift kit and CSA Magnums with Grabber AT2s 285/75R16 all ready to fit. I have no lift ramp so if I jack each end high enough in turn and leave tyres on ground will I be able to remove old spring and get new one in without compressing them. I have big axle stands to support body. Are brake flexis an issue with this method? Temperature is -6 deg and I will be doing it on the driveway outside
Any hints welcome.

Alex

support each corner, remove wheel, undo shock and lower axle with jack, easy as..

lexi wrote: Temperature is -6 deg and I will be doing it on the driveway outside
Any hints welcome.

Alex

wear gloves and hurry up.....

lexi wrote:Temperature is -6 deg and I will be doing it on the driveway outside Any hints welcome.

yea wait till its warmer or keep the springs near the fire until ya put em on

lexi wrote:Hi Guys
Got my 2" lift kit and CSA Magnums with Grabber AT2s 285/75R16 all ready to fit. I have no lift ramp so if I jack each end high enough in turn and leave tyres on ground will I be able to remove old spring and get new one in without compressing them. I have big axle stands to support body. Are brake flexis an issue with this method? Temperature is -6 deg and I will be doing it on the driveway outside
Any hints welcome.

Alex

disconect sway bars and shocks. jack up vehicle use jack stands remove coils. do not remove wheels. you may have to jack the front axle down to install front springs. so easy i can do it in my sleep.

Thanks Guys
Will get on with it as temperature has risen to ......-5deg At least no midgies or wasps about
Cheers and beers Alex

Dumb question guys.On takin old front springs out and laying them beside the new ones they look about the same length. Is this right for a 2" lift? Is it the heavier spring which gives the lift with the higher compression?
Alex

It depends on how stiff the new springs are. You'll probably find that your new springs have more coils and are also thicker than the standard ones. If this isn't the case you may find that the springs have already been changed before.

Yeah just looked at them again and you are correct Toughnut. Same height but one more coil and 1 mm thicker on vernier. Belton springs bought privately so heres hopin it`ll give me the 2" I`m lookin for.
Cheers Alex

Got them on OK and welded in a new footwell too. For any body doing it like me for the first time I found this to be the best way to do on the deck. Chock both wheels of redundant axle. Jack chosen side of other axle. Support chassis with axle stand at main rail then lower weight of truck onto stand leaving jack supporting axle. Remove road wheel, disconnect sway bar at ball joint (easiest point ) remove shock and undo bolt at brake pipe junction on axle gently stretching pipes a little to maximise freeplay. Lower axle gently with jack checking for stretch on flexis and axle breathers. Springs come out and go in no probs this way.
Cheers Alex