StrutTamer OTC 6583 Bridge Accessory: Enhance Your StrutTamer Experience Review

The clamshell clip it must mate with has curved jaws to hold the coil spring. Feathers are circles. This bridge is parallel and does not match.

Makes changing the strut easier when open coil springs are not long enough to tension them with a spring compressor alone. Hours saved at work.

My husband and his friend always work on cars and this is a great product. It's safer than what they've done before and they save time.

I can't properly install the bridge in the hands of the Strut Tamer. One of the brackets needs to be slightly longer so that the pins are at an angle so that the upright tamer's jaws can grip enough. I plan to adjust my bridge accessories to the required angle.

Didn't expect to use this anytime soon but of course my brother in law has an Audi A4 that needs this spring compression accessory. You will find out by watching a video clip about this model. I give 4 stars because it was not designed for the StrutTamer Extreme II 6637-ST. This can work with smaller diameter springs if you fold the brackets inward.

I use mine with an OTC 6494 clamshell supercharger on the A pillars of my 2002 Honda Accord. Fits well. Fine. It was definitely safer than compressors rented from an auto parts store, but it certainly could have been better. One day it started halfway because the hooks on my 6494 slipped off the bridge pins. I didn't pay enough attention. Has anyone ever done this safely and reliably? I'm thinking of chiseling each of these thick pins so I can use 6494 locking pins to attach them more tightly.…

When used with the OTC 6494 Small Rack Clamp Spring Compressor it does not fully engage the holders. It's at an odd angle that doesn't allow the spring to be compressed directly (making it very difficult to put back together). I used it on an old Toyota Camry and it was NOT safe. Note: The instructions were followed to the last detail and it still took some creativity to get it working. However, it is a good reliable tool. If there is another way besides the clamshell compressor, it can be very