96firephoenix
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So I can't find where anyone has already posted about doing this, but my coil springs already have a retaining tab, and it seems to just be one of the factory lateral tabs that has been bent over. I had the spring all the way compressed, and it would not friggin come out. I thought maybe it was supposed to just pop over the tab when it is seated on the upper mount...
Is it OK to zip that one tab off with an angle grinder? I jacked the radius arm up to take tension off it, thinking I could set a pinch in and knock the tab back enough, but it wouldn't budge.
I figure for safe keeping, I'll do one of these from the tech section...
Is it OK to zip that one tab off with an angle grinder? I jacked the radius arm up to take tension off it, thinking I could set a pinch in and knock the tab back enough, but it wouldn't budge.
I figure for safe keeping, I'll do one of these from the tech section...