Review on 🔧 Introducing the Shankly Spring Compressor Tool: A Heavy Duty, Strong and Durable Coil Spring and Strut Spring Compressor by Brad Dotson

This is by far one of the BEST tools I've bought this year! Once used it was very easy to replicate this process for other shock/strut projects. I found: 1. That the knurled lock ring needs to be tightened every other turn of the clamp screw. It "weakens" because the spring is flattened.2. The lower locking jaws could be a bit longer. Being short, initial setup was a little awkward as they wanted to slide. You can only tighten the knurled ring enough because the spring is inclined when at rest.3. The overhanging upper jaw may be a little longer. Because this jaw was short, the entire block tended to tilt to one side on initial installation. I noticed that the dirtier the spring, the less the jaw slipped. 4. The draw bolt body contains sufficient lubricating oil. I didn't have to oil it the first time I used it. I re-greased after the second project and this block continued to drip oil. Oil sparingly!5. I had to watch how-to videos from other manufacturers and managed to piece together how to use this device. With this in mind, many videos have said to be hand tightened with a socket wrench while others have used an air wrench to "tighten" and say how dangerous it is and that they shouldn't do it that way. I settled on a socket wrench, giving it a half turn until two detents were learned. That is, where the knurled locking ring no longer hangs out. Then I made 6 to 8 full turns, and the spring was compressed enough to form a 1/2 inch gap. After installing the new shock, I made 1 to 2 full turns to loosen and remove the compression tool. ALL 5 stars if not for my listed points. Overall I love this tool!