So i was planning on adjusting my ride height and the bottom housing wouldnt budge from the shock on my rear coils. I sprayed them with pb blaster and wd-40. Got a pipe wrench, tighten the perch locks, and tapped the crap out of it while gripping both perch locks with the pipe wrench and still did not budge. Tomorrow i will heat them up with a hair dryer like my friend told me(jc.lol).

Anyone else know a trick for this?

 

what kind of coil overs?

they should have a tool specific to them.
I have never had any problems when using that actual tool. Might have had to use a little piece of pipe for more leverage, but it didn't bust my nuts or anything.

 

use the spanner wrenchES as in both spanner wrenches and tap them lose.

 

Thanks guys for the ideas. I managed to get one out with slightly scratching the lower mount/housing. Now the other was a different story. I basically had to cut the housing enough to were i was able to pry it open. Now i need to order a new lower mount and perch locks.

 

get some Hilco lubricant. This stuff is AMAZING!!!!!!! I used this on exhaust bolts that were rusted sooo bad. I sprayed them for a few days and when it was time to remove the bolts they came right out. I swear by this stuff. Good luck man.

 

I put a solid pipe through the bottom of the coil where it would bolt on and torqued on it while a buddy held the top with the spanner.