OEMTOOLS 25553 Coil Spring Compressor, Safe and Efficient MacPherson Strut Spring Compressor, Strut and Coil Spring Maintenance

Exactly as described works perfectly

Sturdy and easy to use. Made changing my strut components an easy task.

I recently change all four struts on my 2010 Subaru Outback and I already had a set of these. I like to use at least 3 compressors. This time I used all four compressors on each strut and I felt extremely safe, that there would not be any slipping or problems with these so called Widow Makers. Job went smooth using all for compressors on each of the 4 struts I replaced.

Good quality but I wish they came with a case

Compressing springs to assemble struts is dangerous..you better start with the most robust spring compressors you can find..there may be stronger,more expensive ones but for the money these things are robust yet affordable. I never felt unsafe using them. you can flip around the retaining springs if they wont slide over the coils of your springs. the max safe opening is 10.5". I had best results grabbing the lowest coil on the spring because the upper coils get more compressed once assembled. one downside is I needed to completely removes the bolt to slip the "head" out the the spring. The heads might get stuck between the coils. I used a soft mallet to hit them so they spiraled down the spring. the gaps between the coil springs where slightly wider toward the bottom making the heads easier to remove. the bolt size is 19mm. I used a cordless impact wrench. this method is safe as long as you only make a few turns before switching to the other one. I also kept measuring the exposed thread below the bottom head. if one measurement was less then the other,i'd give that one a few turns to get it equal to the other sides measurements.. doing this kept the spring perfectly straight as it was being compressed. if you see the spring start curving one way,loosen to straighten,don't tighten. because the problem you run into is instead of a 50/50 split between each compressor you now might have a 70/30 split greatly increasing the chance of the bolt bending or breaking which could turn deadly. long story short I used these on some 450lb/inch spring rated coils compressing them nearly 6" (1300lb each) with no damage. if used on weaker,shorter car springs you have nothing to worry about. But if used on thicker,heavier longer springs consider buying 2 sets just to be safe

Works great. The safety pin is a great feature to prevent the tool from getting loose on spring.

It held together and didn’t explode on me or bend. Very easy to use. I installed moog coils which are thick coil springs and this got the job done. Those who say it doesn’t work don’t know how to use it properly or correctly.

Would not purchase again.

Muy bien para autos pequeños y medianos. Lo usaba en mi taller y sin problemas. Excelente precio

Excelente Calidad

They feel and work exactly how i expected. Worth the cost 100%. Felt kinda safe using them. Although i never really feel safe compressing springs. I used my impact to tighten and loosen the spring compressor studs, just alternate from side to side and don't over-tighten/loosen one side to much and you will be fine. I do suggest to OEMtools to maybe rethink the locking pins a little. Make them actually look rather than sit in place.

جودة المنتج تبدو جيدة لكن وصلتني الشحنة وكانت مفتوحة، سأقوم بتحديث التقييم بعد الاستعمال

Feels sturdy, which is something you definitely want when it comes to compressing springs. Locking pins also there for extra safety. There are no explicit warnings to not use an impact wrench on this particular compressor, but do you really want to take that chance? Just use ratcheting wrenches. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.