New coil springs too strong? Can't connect upper ball joint

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Yeah I stay far far away from spring compressors anytime I can. Me and buddies have nearly lost digits on multiple occasions. Glad you got it!
When I changed the struts on my Forester, I bought two sets of spring compressors. Having four compressors was too many for one spring, having two compressors was scary as heck, and three was just right. Three kept the load nice and balanced, but it still made me very uncomfortable until everything was buttoned up.
 

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Best spring compressor I ever bought. Expensive but worth it.

I am a big sissy I guess. I saw a couple spring compressor videos where the springs shot out like a helicopter or like a bullet. I can't imagine losing a finger or hand of even worse to a mistake anyone could make easily.
 

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There is another method:
 

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I am a big sissy I guess. I saw a couple spring compressor videos where the springs shot out like a helicopter or like a bullet. I can't imagine losing a finger or hand of even worse to a mistake anyone could make easily.
Definitely can happen with the ones that hook over the coils. This one goes up through the center of the coil and the two steel plates collapse the spring but also trap it in place so bad things can't happen.
 

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There is another method:
That is how I held it in place while jacking it up lol

Its hard to believe how strong zip ties are sometimes. I bet that actually worked too.
 

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