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Old 08-22-2022, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Clemson88 View Post
I wouldn't try to make a living with a cheap spring compressor but I bought one and it worked fine. I plan on changing the springs off the gas 126 and replacing them with the springs off the diesel car after the paint is finished on my project car. The gas body (v8) front end rides higher than it should with a 5 cyl diesel engine mounted in the engine bay.

When that change is made I'll retire that cheap piece of junk.
The blaum eBay tool is fine for a few springs on the 126, I’d want to clean and regrease the screw after each use, but it’s a robust tool.

The klan. I have is smoother, and of a higher grade of steel, also, it comes with a long and a short screw assembly, for clearance in 124’s etc. But for the 126, here are no issues with the Baum.
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