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coil spring compressors

Postby todd_ford_el » March 24th, 2010, 6:27 pm

i come across these coil compressors on ebay, im not sure about quailty of them, ive order some, i thought they were cheap, and might be worth of getting if you dont use them day to day, since there so cheap, ill let you know if there any good.

check them out here if your interested, and by the way im not trying to advertise these, i just thought people might like to know about them
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWNX:IT
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby 09SR5 » March 24th, 2010, 6:52 pm

For that cheap then they fly apart and take out an eye you can just buy another set!

They might be ok but the cheap price suggests otherwise. Let us know how they go.
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby todd_ford_el » March 24th, 2010, 7:17 pm

haha yeah well i probably will only use them once so they should be alright for wat i need them for
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby waghoonEF » March 24th, 2010, 7:28 pm

I have had a set of those for about 15 years, haven't let me down yet. As hinted at above...I do agree that you could really hurt yourself it it all goes wrong.
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby todd_ford_el » March 24th, 2010, 7:40 pm

yeah ill be careful, maybe wear a helmet haha
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby wolfblass » March 24th, 2010, 7:54 pm

I got a set from supercheap, only cost me 20 bucks i think.. its basically a claw on each side and so far it hasn't let me down, but yea still pretty edgy once the clamps have compressed the spring. Its like your excepting it to shoot out.
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby todd_ford_el » March 24th, 2010, 8:00 pm

yeah even the high quiality ones probably have a chance of failing aswell, changing springs in general is probably dangerous if your careless
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby holmsy » March 24th, 2010, 8:47 pm

iv never had an issue with countless spring changes using cheap ones from supercheap or repco.
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby krisisdog » March 24th, 2010, 9:35 pm

Supercheap special is all I use, done a dozen or so times now with no drama.
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby todd_ford_el » April 5th, 2010, 7:14 pm

The compressors worked fine :)
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby LOW_XR » April 5th, 2010, 7:22 pm

ive got a set from autobarn i think they were like 40 or so. they have 2 claws per end and i bent them trying to get springs outta my tbird. they were good till then.
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Re: coil spring compressors

Postby todd_ford_el » April 5th, 2010, 8:05 pm

yeah theres were fine, bent a little bit, there fine for what i need them todo, but they wont last forever
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