Need to adjust rear shock

[sj13]

I dont have a spanner wrench is there a way to get around that tool. I dont want to mess the shock all up.

[Tri-ZNate]

If you have a large set of channel locks they work.

[tyman]

unless it is rusted up or locked up, a large flat screwdriver and a hammer works... just be careful... i adjusted mine, and you can't look at it and say... he didnt' have a spanner wrench, because you cant tell i hit it...

[jason 32]

a flat head chisel or punch a long flat head bolt what ever - to loosen up the top nut
then just turn the spring ,and the lower bolt should turn with it-
clean the threads good with a old tooth brush or something ,and it will loosen easier
if you are tightening it dont go too tight - or it can rebound too fast ,and will ruin the seals eventually- if your heavy its better to get a heavier rated spring-

[TwoHundredEx]

I used a flat screwdriver too. Except mine was seized, so I ended up having to take it out, put it in vise, and use a 3lbs sledge with a screwdriver to move it.
It did scar it a bit, but it's not really that bad.

[HEAD09]

just raise it off the ground by the rear bar...with a 2x4 and she moves alot easier...

[jason 32]

yea i have used screwdrivers but they cut into the bolt i didn't want to suggest it
but i have done it-lol

one of those do as i say not as i do things-lolol