4.5 Ton Auto Strut Coil Spring Compressor Tool

What took thirty minutes with a pair of outside soring compressors now takes Five. This is by far the easiest spring compressor for automotive struts that I have used in the last forty or so years. Vevor has done a magnificent job of sizing, and selecting the proper weight of the Steel materials used in the Strut Press. The Base Plate works as intended. I have had no issues with the Vevor Strut Press whatsoever. I used an old axle bolt to hold the second set of hands to the machine Pictured. (If you haven't used a Strut Press, keep the Press between you & the Strut at all times. Secure the supplied safety chain to the Strut Spring before compressing to prevent a spring flyaway should it dislodge accidentally). Definitely a Five Star Product in my book.

It works great I’m glad I bought it

Horrible product. The spring clamps flex so much that I could not compress the spring enough to release the top hat. The top and bottom bracket of the tool would hit. This may work for larger spring but did not work for the wide short spring on my 2015 GMC Sierra. The soft metal bent from the compression force. Ended up finishing the job with rented spring compressor tool from autozone.

I don't usually get excited about tools, but this hydraulic spring compressor absolutely blew me away. It shipped almost immediately after I ordered it and arrived way earlier than expected, which couldn't have been better timing. I was able to replace a noisy strut mount the night before an important road trip instead of worrying about it the whole drive. I've fought with those cheap threaded compressors that clamp to the sides, and on my Chevy Sonic's oddly shaped springs they were frustrating, slow, and honestly felt sketchy. This Vevor hydraulic compressor was a completely different experience. I set the strut in, gave it about 7 or 8 pumps, and the spring compressed perfectly. I had the strut mount swapped in about 10 minutes. No fighting it, no worrying about the clamps slipping, and no wasted time. As a DIY parking lot mechanic, I wish I'd bought this years ago. It turned one of the jobs I dreaded most into one of the easiest. If you're on the fence, stop wasting time with the screw-type compressors. This thing is worth every penny.

Makes swapping top hats on Ford Raptor shocks a breeze. Bolt it to a pallet or some kind of base for more stability. Only issue is releasing tension is relatively dangerous. The foot pedal is basically an ON/OFF switch. I found if you just gently tap the pedal quickly with your hand it will release tension 1-2mm at a time to desired result. Overall, well worth the amount of money you save from not going to a shop if you know how to turn wrenches. Much better and safer than those small hook and threaded rod types you are thinking about right now.

This tool is awesome. Used for Toyota Tundra Struts on offroad TRD. These are strong struts, removed the coils with ease. Highly Recommend this tool to make life easy!

It worked on a Toyota Highlander for the 3 corners; LEFT FRONT, LEFT REAR and RIGHT REAR struts. As for the FRONT RIGHT it was another story, the upper part of the strut coil does not fit the clamp, maybe because of how the coil spring is wound?. I tried it in several positions, even upside down which is not the proper way, still the coil seems a little bit larger than the clamp, (I used the big clamp). it kicks the upper part outwards. On the plus side it was easy to change the shocks and bit safer than the screw type, which I ended up using on the FRONT RIGHT STRUT (borrowed from auto zone). I wanted to return this but the paint was easily scratched on the first use, it is not powder coated. I don't know what the solution is for the RIGHT side, maybe a bigger clamp?. 3 stars for the 3 sides.

This item works well does not fit all springs. It does fit the rears springs on a 2007 Lexus RX 350 it did not fit the front springs on the same vehicle. We had to pull out Old faithful my Eastwood that holds three size spring compressors. I still haven’t figured out what the chain was for and there’s really nothing in the instructions. I guess this is normal.

This little thing is sweet. A lot smaller then what I was expecting but with the included chain feels even more secure then the wall mounted ones you would typically find in a shop. Very simple concept that works well. Also really easy on the wallet

Used it on titan front springs,work pretty good especially for the price.

Update: This is just not up to the task. I’ve had multiple failure points. It worked well on a RAV4. Then I did a Tacoma and it just could not handle it. The hydraulic press broke. I had to use an additional tool to help get it to finish the job. The press just couldn’t handle it. And then the soft metal broke as well. Not to mention it doesn’t slide against the main shaft it grinds against it. Video to show the failure points. Just not worth it. Cannot even handle light trucks. The Tacoma leaf springs are like 500-590lbs, which would produce 2,500N - this is rated for 10,000N *apparently* Don’t bother. Such a hassle to return. Feels solid and works well… the only issue is that even the small brackets will not fit Tacoma and Colorado Springs. I had to shave a bit off with an angle grinder to get it to seat tje springs properly around the lip. The diameter is just too big. Ironically on lighter springs they need bigger diameters, but for the trucks they use tightly wound small springs. I would have hoped they would have checked against such a popular style of vehicle. Also I greased the guide-shaft to help with it moving up and down. It is on rollers anyways but it didn’t hurt.

Pros: - Does the job well - Less expensive than other models Cons: - The finition of the parts is quite rough. I had to file the inside of the square tubes so they would not scratch into each other while using the hydraulic jack. - The top black plastic cap was squished at factory installation. No big deals but this takes a star off. Overall satisfied with it as it works nicely. NOTE: Smaller spring cups are for cars and bigger cups are probably for trucks.

Crazy value.