Installing coil spacer, help please!

[TravisC]

Yesterday me and my brother tired installing f-150 coil seats on my 92 Sport. Well first off my brother some coil compressor (think that's what they were called). So we used those to get the coils to stay tight while we took them off. Well we didn't get much farther than that because we can't get my coils loose. How are you suppose to get them lose? I know there's a bolt that is inside the coil spring at the bott on the axle. But it's just the nut. Where is it suppose to come out at or how am I suppose to get it? We figured it was the same bolt that was on the bottom side of the axle and radius arm. Are we correct and if so is it harder than hell to get off or is mine just rusted way too bad? Any help would be appreciated and I know I should have gotten pictures but I didn't think of it. I'll try to get some tonight if it helps. Thanks

 

[zensius]

The bolt on the bottom is not the same. Just unscrew to the nut in the center of the spring. It also helps if you disconnect the sway bar so the suspension can really droop.

 

[Felix]

I wouldn't sugest using a spring compressor. When I did this on my truck. It was easiest to just take off that the wheel on one side jack the truck up a few inches and disco the sway bar. Let that side droop almost to max while leaving the floor jack under the axle, disco the shock from the bottom. Using a 1 1/8" wrench take the nut out from inside the coil. Then all you do is let the jack the rest of the way down till the coil starts to hang loose from the axle. To get the spacer on just push the axle down buy putting pressure on the hub, pop the spring the rest of the way out. Slip your spacer on and reassemble your truck. It shouldn't take more than a few hours to complete both sides. Hope this helps you out a little.

 

[TravisC]

Well that's the thing, we can't get the nut off the bolt inside the coils. I've got skyjacker 4" lifted coils and they are thick. We can't get anything in there to get the nut off. Also, do anyone have any pics of F-150 coil seats on? I'm not too sure how exactly they go on. I guess I should have done this before trying to put them on

 

[JTX]

I saw this and thought it might help.
http://www.therangerstation.com/factoryspacer.htm

 

[AlaskanJack]

Aw my friend what you need is a crapload of pentrating oil or wd-40. Then you need a deep socket 1-1/8" 6 point socket. That nut isn't very big and is easy to strip. You need to put an extension on a socket wrench and go down through the top of the coil to loosen it. To break it I would suggest a breaker bar. I just did mine a while ago and it took only about 30 minutes a side.

 

[Billy177]

i did my friends truck get some crap or have people sit on the car, oput soem chains around the spring and secure them then jack the car up