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Any one know of an alternate way to turn the spring perches on a coil over shock when you dont have one of the single purpose spanners? As my car has sat for a long time before being completed I believe there is some corrosion in the threads. The lower adjustable spring seat, with spring tension on it, isnt playing nice.

With the fuel tank installed there isnt a heck of a lot of room to get in there. Ive tried a strap wrench and that didnt work. I dont really want to have to remove the shock but will if I have to.

Where are you located? Maybe someone on here is near you and you could borrow theirs. I have one that also fits my motorcycle shocks so you might check some motorcycle shops in your area. Russ

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Jack it up, pull off the wheel, use drill bit (chuck end) that just fits into the perch holes (unless the perches have slots rather than holes). Make sure that there isn't a set-screw lock in the perch.

I fabricated one out of 1/4" plate - allows you to make the handle any size you want.

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Try an Industrial or Hydraulic supply. But get an adjustable spanner. That way the same wrench will fit 1 1/4" all the way to 3" diameter. I've use the same wrench for 30 yrs on both car and bikes. Before adjusting the shock, clean and lube the threads, plus jack up the car so it is at full rebound. When you have finished, wrap tape around the exposed threads to keep them clean an to prevent road/track $hit from damaging the threads. Dave W

Make sure you have loosened the setscrew that locks the adjustable seat. IF you can build a car, you can build a wrench.

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Thanks guys. I dont see any set screw in it. There isnt one on the other side as I had that shock out before. The shock doesnt have slots per se just deep dimples. I will try the drill chuck idea.

Ive thought of making one but was hoping for a quicker solution. Its taken 15 years to get a car on the road. Making a wrench could take a couple more

Instead of a setscrew, you may have a jamb nut against the seat. The thin nut must be rotated away from the seat before the seat can be rotated.

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In pinch I would just place a flat head screw driver against the perch and tap it with a hammer. It should move without having to hit it very hard.

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