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Rear shocks on my 65 #1
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I'm changing the rear shocks in my Mustang. I've gotten them out fine and put
the spring around the new shock. It's all clamped in place and everything,
but I can't compress it to get it back in now. I had to unclamp the spring to
get the old shocks out, but there doesn't seem to be a way to clamp the
spring into place after putting the shock in. Any and all help is greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,
Van
65 Mustang Coupe 289 V8

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<HTML>I'm changing the rear shocks in my Mustang. I've gotten them out fine and put
 the spring around the new shock. It's all clamped in place and everything,
 but I can't compress it to get it back in now. I had to unclamp the spring to
 get the old shocks out, but there doesn't seem to be a way to clamp the
 spring into place after putting the shock in. Any and all help is greatly
 appreciated.
 
 Thanks,
 Van
 65 Mustang Coupe 289 V8</HTML>

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Rear shocks on my 65 #2
mailbot Mail List Archive Bot ., Online, USA	Topic Creator (OP) May 17, 2001 07:38 PM Joined 15 years ago 59,279 Posts

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>I'm changing the rear shocks in my Mustang. I've gotten them out fine and put
>the spring around the new shock. It's all clamped in place and everything,
>but I can't compress it to get it back in now. I had to unclamp the spring to
>get the old shocks out, but there doesn't seem to be a way to clamp the
>spring into place after putting the shock in. Any and all help is greatly
>appreciated.

Spring around the shock? Are you talking about aftermarket
helper springs? They don't belong there on a stock Mustang.

I would leave them off. But you should be able to clamp them
on after installing the shock. Depends how long they are I suppose.
I haven't seen helper springs in 30 years...

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mailbot Mail List Archive Bot ., Online, USA	Topic Creator (OP) May 17, 2001 08:27 PM Joined 15 years ago 59,279 Posts

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Wow! Thanks a lot man! I thought something wasn't right because they were
kind of denting the old shock, so I figured it wasn't OEM. I think I'll just
leave them off since they're not necessary. You just saved me from wasting my
time making a spring compressor. Do they make any real difference in the ride
or the life of the shocks?

Thanks again,
Van

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<HTML>Wow! Thanks a lot man! I thought something wasn't right because they were
 kind of denting the old shock, so I figured it wasn't OEM. I think I'll just
 leave them off since they're not necessary. You just saved me from wasting my
 time making a spring compressor. Do they make any real difference in the ride
 or the life of the shocks?
 
 Thanks again,
 Van</HTML>

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