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Old 01-16-2002, 12:59 PM   #8
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Originally posted by Dayspring
C Clamps are probably your best bet for compressing the springs. We did it at an NJAX mod day. We jacked up the truck, and put it on jackstands. Put the tires underneath just in case. Then follow the instructions. When it comes time for compressing the spring pack, use the C-Clamps. Makes things SO much easier. We had 4 large clamps to do it.
Maybe we're talking about different things. I did use C-clamps to hold the leafs together, but used the jack to change the arc in the leafs so that the pin could fit in between them.
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