help with installing a lift ring

snoman911 · 07-04-2009, 09:32 AM

I'm trying to figure out how to install a lift ring under the front spring of a 2000 GMC Sierra 2wd...

What's the easiest way to remove the spring from the swing arm?

Does anyone have any experience with this or maybe know of a website with instructions?

wild bill · 07-04-2009, 02:11 PM

their is no real easy way of removing front coil spring's .got to have a spring compressor,jack ,stands ,remove they wheel ,caliper , hang the caliper off to the side,remove shock separate the lower ball joint remove spring .clean the pocket's were the spacer goes ,reassemble .

simple right !

batty1214 · 07-04-2009, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wild bill

their is no real easy way of removing front coil spring's .got to have a spring compressor,jack ,stands ,remove they wheel ,caliper , hang the caliper off to the side,remove shock separate the lower ball joint remove spring .clean the pocket's were the spacer goes ,reassemble .

simple right !

If you have all the right tools it is!!! Ive done a few of these at work.... pretty easy there, in the driveway, not so easy

wild bill · 07-04-2009, 04:28 PM

it come,s down to how many tool's and shop space to make it easy,i have done them both the hard and easy way as my tool's and shop expanded !

snoman911 · 07-05-2009, 08:56 AM

sounds like a pain in the ***. I'm going to try to remove them today.

Thanks for the responses.

07-04-2009, 09:32 AM	#1
snoman911 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2	help with installing a lift ring I'm trying to figure out how to install a lift ring under the front spring of a 2000 GMC Sierra 2wd... What's the easiest way to remove the spring from the swing arm? Does anyone have any experience with this or maybe know of a website with instructions?

07-04-2009, 02:11 PM	#2
wild bill Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: davenport iowa 52806 Posts: 246	spring their is no real easy way of removing front coil spring's .got to have a spring compressor,jack ,stands ,remove they wheel ,caliper , hang the caliper off to the side,remove shock separate the lower ball joint remove spring .clean the pocket's were the spacer goes ,reassemble . simple right !

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07-04-2009, 04:28 PM	#4
wild bill Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: davenport iowa 52806 Posts: 246	it come,s down to how many tool's and shop space to make it easy,i have done them both the hard and easy way as my tool's and shop expanded !

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snoman911 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2	sounds like a pain in the ***. I'm going to try to remove them today. Thanks for the responses.