Coil spring compressor

[Frank Gooz]

I am looking for a spring compressor to use on my 1948 Desoto.

The one I own I think is for the outside. 
would someone send me a brand and part number please. Napa, and O Riley’s have been no help.

 

Thank you

Frank

[Los_Control]

Hrm not sure what you are looking for. I use these to change the struts on my wife car, they are for the outside of the spring.

I assume they would work for coil springs?

There is a guy on youtube I watch, he uses a threaded rod with some flat bars through the middle of the springs to collapse them.

To be honest mine are pretty cheap $30, I would rather have these instead of some home made threaded rod.

 

https://www.amazon.com/8MILELAKE-Macpherson-Strut-Spring-Compressor/dp/B016XUXMC8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=spring+compressor&qid=1685643377&sr=8-1

[Sniper]

I have never used coil spring compressors.  I just use a jack, even on struts.

[Dave72dt]

You should be able to rent an internal spiring compressor at most parts stores.  Los Control's compressor is an external unit designed for strut type springs.  The use of a jack only would have been fairly common back in the day.  I tend to believe the development of these compressors came as the result of some spring removals gone painfully wrong.

[Sniper]

Spring compressors go painfully wrong as well.  It's all in paying attention to what you are doing.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Use the floor jack under the lower A-arm way to R&R the coil springs.

 

[Frank Gooz]

The hole in the lower control are is my stopping point.

the jack method will not work as the engine is not in the car.

I thank everyone for there input.

 

Frank

[kencombs]

Not that I'm recommending this to others, but it's worked for me.  Chain over the frame, under the jack.