Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Spring Rater; disc brakes needed

[AMC74HORNET@xxxx]

I have done many GM front ends with just a floor jack and being careful.
The Fords and AMC's with the spring over the upper control arm are
dangerious for a professional with the right tools as my story about the
one eye'd AMC mechanic shows. Fix the front end properly first. It
almost makes it easy if you have the fenders off and the right spring
compressor. The propper spring compressor is a must!!!! I bought mine
off the Matco tool truck that used to stop by where I worked every week
back in 1985. Due to my health I may just get all the parts for the new
Hornet and give them to my friend with the front end shop and let him do
it all at once, front end & brakes. 
"Doc"

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• From: twa1950@xxxx
• Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:14:13 -0400

You know La Doc's one eye mechanic got me thinking and I think he is right. Springs are dangerous. I believe I would bite the bullet and buy me a couple of new springs from one of the Vendors for a V8 Gremlin. Then you would be done with it. I would go with new springs instead of used one too. I know on my Gremlin I wound up putting spacers on the right side of mind because without them the right side is about an inch lower than the left side. Nobody noticed it except me but it bugged me to death. Just my 2 cents worth.
Terry

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