Coil Spring Compressing Tool - New ~ 1967 - 1973 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1973 Ford Mustang

Works as good as I think anything can

I was scared to do remove my springs in my 1968 mustang. Everyone's heard stories. I had a shop lined up to do the arms and springs for me I was that timid about it. After watching west coast cougar video using them and the shop being a month or two out I decided to try it. Was scared on the first spring....second one felt just like any other job on the car. Highly recommend these if your noob like myself.

an interesting tool,
if it saves me time and grief wen it comes time to use it, it will worthwhile.

Great Safe Tool

I rented one of the hook style compression tools from a local auto parts store to install my springs. It worked but seemed unstable. I decided to do the Shelby/Arning Drop on my 67 XR7. I didnt want to use the hook style because it seemed unsafe. I seen this style on on here and thought it looked a lot safer. This tool worked great. I thought it was a little pricey but you can't really put a price on safety. I would recommend this tool to anyone that is removing or installing the coil springs.

I feel very safe

This is a great design since it captures the spring between the tower and the perch. As long as the welds hold, and they look real nice, I don't see how the spring could "launch" across the shop like is the hazard with many other compressor styles. I do however suggest a ratcheting box wrench as this is a fine thread and it take a bit of turning to get the job done.

Did the trick.