A spring compressor is among the most infamous tools available to home auto mechanics. Its job and operation are straightforward: It just squeezes a spring so that you can remove or install it from a ...

FITS YOUR RIDE: Safely compress “loose” coil springs (no shock in the middle of the spring) and the main coils between the upper/lower control arms on most vehicles and light trucks with an arm coil ...

The EQUT2600 universal coil spring compressor can be used both on and off the car to safely compress coil springs using specially developed jaws that fit securely around the spring. The built-in ...

Ask anyone who’s ever lowered or lifted a truck and needed to compress a coil spring how nerve racking it can be. Truck coil springs are large and designed to hold the weight of a 4,500-5,500-pound ...

We recently discovered that AutoZonePro sells tools. Not the cheap disposable kind but the worthy keep-forever kind. The trick is to thumb-scroll the Tool & Equipment Quarterly at AutoZonePro.com then ...

Adjustable safeguard brace prevents accidental release of spring under load and enables the removal parts of the tool to always operate in parallel. Rugged frame reduces flexing, bending, and warping ...

Any guy who's had to change the coil springs in his vehicle knows the potential hazards involved in doing this job. What can make the task even more hazardous is when there's no weight on the vehicle.