got the 2 in spacer front leveling kit from tough country and we tried to put it on today.. only way we could think of puttin coil spring back in was with a spring compressor, and the compressor was to small, so we didnt get it done.. the directions said nothing about this. and im wondering who al has installed this and how to??? is there a way to do it without the spring compressor??? thanks

 

Can't you jack the truck up and let the axle hang down til the springs'll get in their seats and then lower the truck onto them? Probably have to disconnect the brake lines though.

Kurt

 

I had to... unbolt brake line supports. I forget where they are bolted to... Control arm brackets maybe.. The key was to unbolt the upper control arms at the axle... That allowed the axle to drop far enough down to get the springs in.. It was a PITA !!

 

There you go. Direct experience! Try Shucks/Kragen/etc to rent a spring compressor. They have 'em out here.

Kurt

 

did you unbolt the track bar and sway bar. Just did mine 2 weeks ago and just had neighbor step down on axle while I pushed in springs in. I did use a pry bar at the bottom of spring to get it started.

 

When I did mine I had jack stands on the frame and I let all the air out of the front tires and I put a small bottle jack between the upper link bar and the frame and it pushed the axle down far enough to get the spring back in. It only took me about an hour and a half to put it in. I did have a second set of hands helping me