replacing front coils?

[bryguy00b]

how hard is it? i have to do it one my s-10..the driver side spring is broke..one of the coils on the bottom are broke and you can see it..thats why it leans a little to the side..

 

[Triaged]

I've heard that you can do it without disconnecting the lower ball-joint but I have never done it that way. To do it this way you would have to remove the inner piviot bolts for the lower control arms and lower it with a floor jack. The way I have done it is to undo the lower ball-joint and drop that end with a floor jack...but you will mess up the dust boot with a pickle fork and most will not come off any other way. That means you will also need a new ball-joint.

Either way you will most likely need a INTERNAL spring compressor which you can rent for free (just a deposit that you get back) from AutoZone and maybe some other parts stores.

I would not recomend just doing one. It isn't that hard of a job but some of the stuff can be tough to go back together.

 

[bryguy00b]

thanx ill keep this in mind..i might just let it go for the winter...really cold out now to do to much..i just gatat get the brakes done and get a new windshield in it..then put it on the road..