When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, ...

To use this tool, you will need to remove the coilover from the car. The spring compressor hooks can handle spring diameters from 3.5-inch to 11.5-inch and compress 3,000 pounds.

With MacPherson struts, there’s a housing with an integral bottom spring perch, and an upper perch plate and a bushing at the top that looks a bit like a man’s hat. The bushing contains a bearing, as ...

Ford did a good job of connecting driver and pavement with McPherson struts in front, coil springs on all fours, and a cool four-link rear suspension. Like any factory suspension system, there is ...

Yes, safely. Most factory replacement struts come without coil springs, and you’ll need a spring compressor and a lot of force to remove the coils from the original struts to put onto your new ones.