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The Tusk Shock Spring Compressor makes motorcycle shock coil spring removal and installation a simple task. Spring coil hooks and bolt are made from hardened chromoly steel while the outer body is made from stainless steel. The bolt head accepts a 17mm wrench or a 3/8" ratchet to make the compression quick.
Makes motorcycle shock spring removal and installation a simple task.
Durable chromoly and stainless steel construction.
Bolt head accepts a 17mm wrench or a 3/8" ratchet to make the compression quick.
I used this set of spring compressor tool one time and even with support from a crescent wrench the unit bent sideways which scratched the shock body and scraped paint from the spring. I put one clamp in my vise and supported the other with the wrench and about half way through the spring removal the outer housing twisted sideways and popped off the spring. Need stronger caseing and should be at least 1 to 2 inches longer.
Hi, the Tusk shock spring compressor worked as advertised. Very happy with it. If it was an inch longer I could have got another ring to compress. Thank you.
These are complete junk. I’ve bought a lot of Tusk products and all have been fine up till these compressors. They slip on the spring rendering them useless. As well, they scratched the crap out of my new 800 dollar Shock Therapy springs. Do not waste your money on these!
Just plain simple to use and a must have if working on the springs. I would not have gotten the tender spring swap done anywhere near as quick or easy without these. For $30 you can’t go wrong.
The tool worked but don't expect to be able to compress a rear shock spring more than a fraction of an inch. Not sure how durable the tool will be as it's not as substantial as one would think for the money.
These spring compressors were very easy to use, and I replaced my KLR Spring in less than two hours with no problems. Be sure to grease the compressors well. Also, you need to hold the body of the compressors with a large adjustable wrench when turning the heads. (This will prevent the compressors from sliding on the spring as some reviewers mentioned.)
It took the factory spring off ok, but one side flue off had to take it to a auto shop to have the other one removed, paid them $20.00 to put the spring back on!
the tools are an awesome but they kept sliding around had to use vise grip pliers to hold them in place once locked on place worked great watch your fingers if not locked down they will get you but they do the job well
I was able to remove the stock bagged out KLR spring with this tool but it was not able to deal with the new top gun spring. The new spring was the lightest spring and the compressors eventually slid around the coils and ended the installation. I put the spring in a drill press and was able to remove the compressors. I was going to fabricate a proper compressor but a local company called suspensionwerx in Vancouver installed the spring and charged my nitrogen for $15 Cdn. Yay!! Don't waste your money on this tool. Go Big or Go Home.
A must have when changing out UTV springs. The new spring setup was 3 inches longer than the factory springs. Why waste time and risk injury with ratchet straps? The tool is well made and comes in an metal case with instructions. It cut installation time of the new springs in half. This is the tool you need!
I used these to install the heavy duty spring. They worked even though there was a lot of pressure against them. They kept sliding on the spring. They also twisted during the tightening. I ended up with vice grips on either side to prevent them sliding on the spring then using a crescent wrench on them to keep them for twisting under the torque. They worked and were not super expensive and still work.
Compression of the spring was good. It’s the release that causes the problem. On disassembly, going very slow, just a little from each side, one side slipped around to the other clamp. Scary, but no harm, no foul. On re-assembly, compression was again good. Release resulted in the outer metal twisting badly, the clamp twisting and eventually it popped off the spring - thankfully it stayed in the wrench. Other side did the same.
The Tusk spring compressor works well - for what it is. And what it is, is an economical tool that is designed to be used occasionally. I would not recommend if you plan on using it in a pro shop environment. For my home shop it works great. Just be careful, there is nothing to keep the two compressors from being pulled together, which might get ugly if that happens. Don't ask me how I know this.
Used them once and they didn't hold up very well. The plastic inserts broke quickly and they were difficult to use. It may be operator error or just cheap tools. If you need something like this I recommend going with a more sturdy, better made tool.
These things are great, I bought them for adjusting the preload on the Fox 2.0 shocks on my 2017 Teryx. this job used to involve a lot of bad words, bloody knuckles and a lot of time. with the weight of the machine sitting on the shocks, compress springs, jack up machine, break lock nut loose and spin the adjuster nut with your fingers (shock threads must be clean so you don't mess up the threads) re-lock the locknut and lower machine, remove compressors. I was able to do all 4 shocks in about 45 min and not one bloody knuckle
Bought these spring compressors to change the oil in my rear shocks, Kawasaki Nomad. Made getting the springs off very easy. Great made tool and works perfectly.
worked well, although i had to take the plastic paint protector pads off of one because it kept slipping down the spring. not a big deal. over all, worked well, as with all tusk name items i have purchase.
This is the one Tusk item to date that hasn't lived up to my expectations. I got these to install an upgraded rear spring on my KLR650. Watch the video, they do work like that but in the end, I built a frame to hold the spring/fork then used these.
In the process of changing 1 spring I both warped 1 bolt and broke one of the teeth (they do come with replacements).
They work, they are better than nothing, certainly better than the ratchet strap method but I think next time I'll either take the shock to a shop or get a lever-spring compressor.
I say that you would do better with two sets, because when i was replacing my stock spring on my KLR, the stock spring came off just fine. When trying to compress the 8 lbs spring it was difficult with just two. So i added a third spring compressor and the spring stayed straight.
I do recommend these spring compressors but purchase two sets. You will be happy you did.
These work great! They are well made, compact and easy to use. I like that they have the pads to protect the springs surface, they even supply extra, but I really do think they could make this little part tougher so they last better. It does say right in the instructions that these protector pieces are only good for 3-4 uses and serve only as a spring finish protection, and will work without these. I am very happy and recommend them.
I bought this because I needed to change my rear shock spring and the the dealers wanted 3X the price of this gadget to do change the spring for me with the shock already off the bike. For the money this is a no-brainer, but there was nothing comparable that I could find to fit motorcycle springs.
It's gonna wear out eventually. The rubber on the hooks took some serious wear from a single use. Without the rubber on the hooks there'd be nothing to keep them from spinning around the spring...more on that below.
This thing is NOT easy to use. With the slightest difference in compression on each side, the less compressed side wants to walk its way around to the other side. The only way I could stop this was to mount the side NOT being tightened in a vice and crank the other screw, while always leaving the clamped side slightly less compressed to keep them still. The one not clamped in the vice must be held in place by a large vice grip or a large pair of channel locks. It takes a LOT of grip/torque to hold it still while tightening or it will spin around to the clamped side pretty fast.
I've been rather critical, but keep in mind...1) how often will I used this? 2) there isn't anything any better out there under $100. 3) if you're changing your own shock springs, you know your way around a garage and this won't be too difficult for you to use.
I used the Tusk Shock Compressors on a youth atv spring/shock assembly and it worked great. there was a learning curve as first few attempts to compress the spring resulted in the compressors sliding into each other (down the coil slope) but this may have been because it was a small spring assembly. Once I figured out how to keep both compressors in place it worked great!
For the price these are hard to beat. I would suspect that after 4-5 spring changes these may be toast because the body starts to bend. But how often are you changing out your spring? these are a great buy
Worked perfectly fine for a spring swap on my KLR650. If I were in the spring swapping business I would opt for a more robust tool but no complaints for my single use.
I used the Tusk shock spring to replace the shocks on a new to me 1979 BMW R65. The spring compressor works great as can control the compressing action and relaxing after installed on new shock. Follow instructions and grease the moving parts as described. Was delivered quickly and priced right.
-m-1979 SUZUKI PE175--Restoration Used this for removal of the springs so i could sandblast and paint. The removal was simple but the install after painted was a little tricky. Still a good product but just use care and a vise to help make things easier. Great product and great price! I really like all of the tusk products!
Used this to change from stock to a Top Gun spring on 2003 KLR, and they were invaluable for the job. With the auto spring compressors I have only one ear would hook onto these smaller-than-car-diameter springs. They came in a great little storage box, really feels like a quality tool
worked great used it on my 2010 klr 650 rear coil spring the only reason I,m only giving it a 4 and not a 5 is the plastic spring holder inserts did break only half way throught my first use but thay do send you a extra set with it so I gues thay know its not the best but real close to it in my opion just my two cents
BEST ANSWER:I purchased the Tusk spring compressor for my Tiger 800 rear shock spring which requires it to be compressed before it can be removed from the shock body. This tool is a universal design and worked great to compress the spring so I could get at the retaining clip which holds the unit in place. Most ATV shock springs are very similar so I would recommend this tool for that application.
BEST ANSWER:I purchased the Tusk spring compressor for my Tiger 800 rear shock spring which requires it to be compressed before it can be removed from the shock body. This tool is a universal design and worked great to compress the spring so I could get at the retaining clip which holds the unit in place. Most ATV shock springs are very similar so I would recommend this tool for that application.
I can't answer that question for sure but if the spring wire diameter is similar to my application it should work, I used the compressors on a Yamaha Super Tenere rear spring. Maybe do a visual comparison of the ATV spring that you are considering, to one on a Yamaha Super Tenere.
We used it for 2 springs on a Polaris 700. It worked ok, but was a bit sketchy. We did have to keep strapping the coils together and reapplying the pair to get it down the full compression.
I've used these numerous times to swap the spring on motorcycle shocks, regular and Mono. Works well as long as you pay attention and tighten them evenly.
BEST ANSWER:The Tusk shock spring compressor tool is designed for spring coil over shocks (rear shock(s) on a motorcycle). Here's how it works, the kit comes with 2 compressors, each one has 2 hooks that when fully spread apart hook onto the coil spring, you hook onto the spring with 1 and hook the other onto the spring at the opposite side if the spring/shock. As you alternately (a few revolutions at a time) tighten (turn the screw) on each compressor, well it compresses the spring until you have enough play to remove the retaining fastener. At this point you (alternately) loosen the compressors until the spring is no longer in tension. Now you can slide off the spring and disassemble the shock to replace seals, etc. A tool is not needed for the front forks as the spring is inside the tubes, when you remove the hex cap on the top of the forks by the time the hex cap is ready to come off there is only hand pressure on the spring, as long as you keep downward pressure on the hex cap while you unscrew it there is little chance of bodily injury or 911 calls for an ambulance, although I do know some people that force me to get my phone ready for 911 as soon as they pick up a wrench, ha. Hope this helps (and gives a chuckle). I can tell you though that although the Tusk spring compressor is designed for motorcycle shocks, I have used it a few times on snowmobile rear suspension shocks ( a hell of a lot more tension) and the tool held its own like a champ, got a bit hairy and the 15 year old got nervous and backed away but it worked with no damage to the tool, I use my cordless impact gun to tighten the screw, but remember to alternate, only a few revolutions at a time. it's a nice product. I have lots of Tusk tools and am very happy, I don't work for Tusk but maybe RMATV will send me something free, hint, hint, ha.
BEST ANSWER:The Tusk shock spring compressor tool is designed for spring coil over shocks (rear shock(s) on a motorcycle). Here's how it works, the kit comes with 2 compressors, each one has 2 hooks that when fully spread apart hook onto the coil spring, you hook onto the spring with 1 and hook the other onto the spring at the opposite side if the spring/shock. As you alternately (a few revolutions at a time) tighten (turn the screw) on each compressor, well it compresses the spring until you have enough play to remove the retaining fastener. At this point you (alternately) loosen the compressors until the spring is no longer in tension. Now you can slide off the spring and disassemble the shock to replace seals, etc. A tool is not needed for the front forks as the spring is inside the tubes, when you remove the hex cap on the top of the forks by the time the hex cap is ready to come off there is only hand pressure on the spring, as long as you keep downward pressure on the hex cap while you unscrew it there is little chance of bodily injury or 911 calls for an ambulance, although I do know some people that force me to get my phone ready for 911 as soon as they pick up a wrench, ha. Hope this helps (and gives a chuckle). I can tell you though that although the Tusk spring compressor is designed for motorcycle shocks, I have used it a few times on snowmobile rear suspension shocks ( a hell of a lot more tension) and the tool held its own like a champ, got a bit hairy and the 15 year old got nervous and backed away but it worked with no damage to the tool, I use my cordless impact gun to tighten the screw, but remember to alternate, only a few revolutions at a time. it's a nice product. I have lots of Tusk tools and am very happy, I don't work for Tusk but maybe RMATV will send me something free, hint, hint, ha.
I don't think these compressors would work well for fork springs, they are designed for larger wire, shorter length springs such as used on a rear shock. They have a limited range or travel and I can't think of a scenario where they would not be in the way when trying to install springs inside the fork tube. If a fork had external, exposed springs they would work, but I've only seen vintage bikes with a design like that.
I don't think they would work on fork springs. I think to coil spacing would be to small for this tool. I can't remember needing a tool to compress fork springs. I believe i used to just remove the triple clamp bolt tension and let the forks extend when the weight was removed from the front wheel. That said it has been a while for me since doing that .
I don't know why you need a compressor for the fork springs. Make sure the front wheel is off the ground, and you have the correct length of spacers. This tool will NOT help you compress fork springs.
mayby if they were external and not inside a fork tube these are for mono shock springs like you see on dirt bikes whitch are outside of shock or old time dual rear shock.
I have stiff springs in my forks (KTM open cartridge) which are difficult to compress when screwing on the dampening rod to the fork cap during a fork oil change.
I would say yes. I'm thinking this is a quad you are working on the reason I got this tool was the coils on my atcs were to close together to use my automotive size compressors on. this tool worked great you only have to compress spring a bit to get the retainer out.
It should work on any shock that you can fit the tool's "hooks" on. I used them to rebuild some street bike shocks a few months ago. Just attach the "hooks" onto the spring, one tool on either side of the spring and go between the two tightening the nut until it compresses the spring enough to remove the retaining seat.
yes, will work with any power sport shock springs, will probably need to remove the shock completely from the machine to use them as they have a faily large body and dont fit well in confined spaces
BEST ANSWER:Any limit would be based on the maximum force, which would depend on how much you wanted to compress the spring. But, I don't know what maximum force they are designed for or how far you want to compress the spring.
BEST ANSWER:Any limit would be based on the maximum force, which would depend on how much you wanted to compress the spring. But, I don't know what maximum force they are designed for or how far you want to compress the spring.
I’m about 240 w/o riding riding gear. Have an aftermarket spring on my KLR and sometimes do 2-up but more often rear bags and tank bag. No problem compressing that heavy duty single spring for me with the Tusk tool.
Justin can you give me the spring size in inches & what rate you are shooting for? The springs that I compressed are 3" in dia. & 350# per inch. hope this helps. Dan.
I did a 14kg/mm. Grease the threads and do equal slow increments on each side. If you want additional insurance you can add a tiedown and ratchet it in as you compress.
BEST ANSWER:Not to put Tusk down I have been very impressed with their products, but I just changed the springs on my XP 1000 this weekend and these compressors are not the best choice for the Shock Therapy spring installation. They slide on the springs and you can easily hurt yourself. I ended up going to AutoZone and renting a set of strut spring compressors, they are a much better choice for working with UTV shock springs.
BEST ANSWER:Not to put Tusk down I have been very impressed with their products, but I just changed the springs on my XP 1000 this weekend and these compressors are not the best choice for the Shock Therapy spring installation. They slide on the springs and you can easily hurt yourself. I ended up going to AutoZone and renting a set of strut spring compressors, they are a much better choice for working with UTV shock springs.