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Highlights
You will very likely need this motorcycle coil spring compressor tool if you want to service the shock on your motorcycle, this set of
coil spring compressors is made of square stainless steel housing with alloy steel bolts.
Claw jaws are made from forged chrome alloy,
Overall Length: 160mm
Working Range: 20~100mm
Use with 17mm wrench or 3/8"Dr. Ratchet Handle
Warning: this tool is only designed to be used on dual shock motorcycles with smaller capacity springs .
It is not to to be used on mono shocks of any type , not to be used on ATV , dirt bike or off road dual or single shock suspensions.
Instructions:
- Open both compressors (by adjusting the bolts on the top of the compressor to adjust the distance of the claws), so the hooks can grab as many coils of spring as possible. The more coils they can grab, the easier the job will be.
- Position each compressor on the spring opposite of one another as shown in the pic.
- With a wrench on one hand, hold the compressor body over the top hook area (hook next to the hex bolt head).
- Tighten the compressor using a 17mm wrench or a 3/8” ratchet with the other hand, make a few turns on each compressor, so that each compressor compresses the spring equally.
- Compress the spring far enough to remove the retaining collar.
- Loosen each compressor evenly with the wrenches.
Tips:
1. Before each use, make sure to apply grease to the bolt threads and the washer underneath the bolt head.
2. When using the wrench to tighten the compressor, make sure you tighten both sides one at time with small adjustment, do not overtighten one side at a time, which will cause damage to the spring and the tool.
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James G.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
Very good product
Travelman
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2024
I don’t do suspension on a regular basis and for the cost of this the product works pretty well. It can be a bit tedious if you’re trying to do it with a ratchet, I use my cordless drill and it sped the process up immensely, even though they recommend not to do it this way
Shaz
Reviewed in Canada on March 13, 2024
Very happy with it! It does the job safely and perfectly.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on February 8, 2024
I used it on my atv shocks worked great
Tim White
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024
Ignore the reviews that tell you it is weak and flimsy. I used it to swap to the fat boy spring on my Ohlins HO 047 Mini S36 for my 23 Grom, and it worked perfectly. My only complaint is the paint protectors that they provided couldn't fit to protect the paint, but the tool didn't marr the paint noticibly.
Jerrold H Sanders
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2024
I installed and they function extremely well glad I purchased
Dale B. Landan
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
I picked this up to compress the springs on my sons 2022 Honda Recon to add the lift kit spacers.It worked out great and fit perfectly.I would recommend this to anyone that has a similar need.
David
Reviewed in Canada on September 14, 2023
tres utile et bien fait
Damian lynch
Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2023
perfect for what I needed
Mark
Reviewed in Canada on April 24, 2023
Worked on Yamaha Banshee Front Shocks
indianajohn
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2022
Worked perfectly to rebuild my old rusty ATV shocks. Definitely NOT for a car coil spring though.There is room for design improvement, but not terrible, and with a little preparation, these worked great.After reading other reviews about bent tools and these dangerously shooting off the spring unexpectedly, here are some things I did that helped me use them (see attached pics for reference) :-I clamped one compressor in a vice lengthwise which helped stabilize the whole apparatus while working.-make sure the two compressors are 180° apart on the spring (directly opposite from each other). If they aren't exactly 180° apart, they tend to slide around the spring towards each other creating a lop-sided mess that you'll have to undo and start over.-make sure each compressor grabs the same number of spring coils as the other one (for example, don't grip 4 coils on one side and 5 on the other)- once one compressor is clamped in a vice, I used a drill (set to low speed "1" for more torque) with a 3/8 extension (no socket needed since the square 3/8 extension plugs in to the end of the compressor). This made quick work of compressing the spring. I did a little on one side, then a little on the other then repeated, to prevent the spring from over-bowing.- these tools DON'T have a "max length" marking, which is a bit dangerous, as the tool could be completely unthreaded causing the spring to forcefully shoot off the tool, so BEFORE I started any work, I made my own "max" mark with about 3-4 threads still gripping so I wouldn't over loosen the tool with a spring in it.- make sure the threads on the tools are lubed before use too.
Tony Tarantino
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2019
I have a set of Burly Stilettos on my Sportster, which have a red lower spring that I repainted orange to match my bike. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a set of spring compressors because I knew that this (should) would be the only time I'd take these apart and put them back together. They worked beautifully. Used my ratchet and disassembly/assembly flew by.TAKE NOTE: I've bought some cheap tools off Amazon before and I've noticed that you absolutely must grease up threads on tools like these (just noticed it actually says that in the product description on here too). Granted, you should do that with any tool, but especially low-priced tools like these. Both the metal and the quality of the cut of the threads are lower, which means the metal is both softer and the surface of the metal has more of a "tooth" on it which can cause stripping and failure much faster. So get yourself some red grease, wipe some on the threads and between the nut and washer, run the threads up and down before use, and it'll work like a charm.
Hutchy
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2018
I am glad I have this in my toolbox now, but be aware these are not very long and I sure wouldn't want to try to compress an automobile could spring or anything large with this light duty tool. It worked just fine to remove the springs from a vintage motorcycle I am bringing back to life after 45 years. Needed to get the spring off to take it to the rechromer. A spring shop may charge you $25-$30 bucks to dismantle your old twin shock, when its easy to do yourself any ole time you want.But again, be aware that this is a light duty tool not intended for big heavy shock springs. I did find it easy to use and it seemed ro grip and hold on to the spring coils well and never seemed like it would slip off.
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