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spring strut compressor recomendation

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buick215

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I need a good spring strut compressor. I looked at the harbor freight one but I am not crazy with some of the reviews and its overall appearance. So far I have seen OTC, KD, and JEGS brands on the internet. I would like to know if they are any good, which is the best of the three, and if there are any other brands out there that are better, thanks.
 
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BlackdogJunkyard

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Go rent one from advanced. They come in a cool box and are quality. Then just don't bring it back...

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Sears sells a US made one. I just rented he one from Advance Auto which is right up the street. Worked fine. Not like I'm doing struts 3x a month or anything.
 
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buick215 said:
I need a good spring strut compressor. I looked at the harbor freight one but I am not crazy with some of the reviews and its overall appearance. So far I have seen OTC, KD, and JEGS brands on the internet. I would like to know if they are any good, which is the best of the three, and if there are any other brands out there that are better, thanks.
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I used the HF springs compressor the cheap pair that is $15 and it worked fined to compressed the springs on my older BMW springs. A month later, I started to work on the struts on my Honda a I bought the OTC tool springs compressor. I bought OTC springs compressor for safety reason in mind. However, when I tried to compressed spring on the Honda, it did NOT compress. I ended up using the HF springs compressor once again. HF springs compressor work great for a DIY, just slowly with ratchet.
 

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