Thread: "HOW TO" Fit New Coils??

I eventually googled it, not that easy let me tell you LOL, & eventually found a reference to it in an Ironman page.
Thanks guys, why don't they just call NS passenger side i.e. PS, it would be less confusing LOL

Well had to start with hard ones first (front) didn't I LOL & by myself. Took a couple of hours just for the 1st one but learnt from it so other front one shouldn't be as long, finishing the other 3 today.
Only reason it's taking so long is I have what is called "frozen shoulder" & bursitis in left shoulder which makes working under a car a tad painful

Well had to bite the bullet & go for a walk to Handy Hire & hire some spring compressors, lucky it was only about 1.5K's return .
I put the coils in (only 2 so far LOL) with the writing on them the right way up but I think that might be wrong as the closer rings/coils are at the bottom & the wider spaced ones at the top. Anyone know about this???????? This made it a tad hard putting the coil holder bar on

When I did mine, (king springs) gathered or closer coils needed to go to top on Rear springs only. Front springs didn't have gathered coils.

Before I put them in I didn't really notice a difference but but when some weight was put on them it really showed. Looking at the other rear one I can now see it but only just, not like some I've seen.
What's the reasoning for this & will it make a difference, anybody know??

The king springs instructions say to fit them to the top "where possible" so maybe it doesn't make much of a difference???

Originally Posted by Petetheprinta

The king springs instructions say to fit them to the top "where possible" so maybe it doesn't make much of a difference???

Yeah thought so but was just wondering about the ride, thinking it might be a bit "harsher", ah well they're in now & that's how they're going stay, for now anyway LOL.

Originally Posted by steelo

Yeah thought so but was just wondering about the ride, thinking it might be a bit "harsher", ah well they're in now & that's how they're going stay, for now anyway LOL.

The closed coils go to the top as when fitted to the bottom retain water an dirt (mud) promoting rust. Apart from that it doesn't really matter