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YOUR RESEARCHWill this work? Changing rear strut
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Use 4 very heavy duty wraps
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I've used the tiewrap method before (on a lighter car - a fiat 124 spider) - and it worked fine.
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Use 550 cord next time
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Using proper tooling is hazard enough for me for this job, I vote no.
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I dont have a spring compressor. Why cant I tie the spring with 4-6 good (yes very good) zip ties while the car is on the gound and the spring is compressed? Then lift the car and remove the strut and put the spring on the new strut?
I done see why this wont work. Anyone?
My local NAPA rents them for $5/day. Harbor freight sells them for $9.99. Lots of them on eBay for $20 or so. Seems like the safer way to go!!!!!!!!!!!
I was thinking its about like asking if its a good idea while trying to bungee jumps off a bridge, to tie the rope around your *****.....
sure it might work.....
but WTF are you thinking
I would rather see video. Sproing!
You could probably get away with it, or you could loose a finger or cheekbone.
Using proper tooling is hazard enough for me for this job, I vote no.
Besides, every job is another opportunity to buy more tools!
Brian
Kyle,
Bad call. I like your McGiver mind set, but this is not one to get creative. The down side out weighs the up side of saving $10.00 or make that 8.50 after subtracting the cost of the slip ties.
Kyle, the average good quality cable tie has a "pull" strength of only 40 Lbs. or so. Even if you use multiples of them I would think the spring rate is much higher compressed.
Don't do it!!!
Pete
I,ve done it 30 years ago. I used gear type hose clamps instead of zip ties.I,ve also seen it done with wire. You also jack the diagonal corner which compresses the opposite corner more. I wouldn,t do it today because you can buy cheap spring hook tools now which weren;t available then.
yeah... It didnt work, Im going to need bigger tie wraps.... LOL... I keep forgetting I have this 50$ gift cert for Harbor... Maybe Ill stop by tomorrow and pick one up.
FYI I used 4 very heavy duty wraps... They all broke at the clevis as soon as I jacked the car. Pop,,,,,,,,, pop,pop,pop.
And you see, if I wouldnt have tried... I would have just been thinking all you guys were a bunch of wussies.... but no... You were right.. Im not used to being wrong. Glad no one knows... Please keep this between us ok
