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[Ldub]

Also, the rear springs go in a lot easier if you remove the lower shock attachment.

Pay close attn. to the orientation of the stock springs as they come out...there is a top & a bottom.

Look at how the bottom spring mount engages the end of the coil.

[Ldub]

Jack up the rear (I'm assuming you have a floor jack, as opposed to a bottle jack) under the center of the axle as high as it'll go & put your jack stands under the frame just aft of the lower link attachment points.
Release pressure from the jack, allowing the rear end to drop down a bit.
Remove the lower shock mounts, then allow the axle to drop all the way.
This ought to dis-engage the springs.

[ZEUS]

Good call Ldub - forgot about the shocks. I don't know if you'll like this method... but SPAZZ and I put the floor jack (with a big chunk of wood on the lifting arm) under the fuel tank. We actually lifted the rear end high enough to get the tires off the ground and pried out the stock springs - no jack stands. I was nervous but it did work. Looking back, I would have taken off the rear tires and placed the VX frame on tall jackstands like Ldub said. And keep an eye on the parking brake cable when jacking - you might have to un-bolt it from the control arm so you don't stretch or break it.

[Ldub]

You wanna tell the kid he needs a left hand monkey wrench ?, or should I.

[ZEUS]

I think you just did!

[JHarris1385]

Left hand monkey wrench?

[JHarris1385]

Also are there any pics of this BJ flip out there?

On a scale of 1-10 how hard is it to change the springs?

[Ldub]

Left hand monkey wrench?

Sorry JH, It's what most of us were sent after when we were first learning to turn a wrench...there is no such thing...but you probably knew that already & were good enough to humor me.

A basic socket set, the jack & stands & a long straight blade screw driver or a pry bar to help get the bottom shock mounts loose, should about do it.

I've probably forgot something, but most likely, someone else will post up if I did.