Cheers for the help guys, managed to finally track one down, and gonna attempt to lower front tomorrow :D Why the fcuk couldnt Vauxhall have built it so that it uses more standard dimensions?! :mad::lol:

deep swan neck is what u need...but what you really need is a pneumatic thingy to do it in seconds

you can get an entire 54 piece spanner set including an 18 offset spanner in argos for about 17 quid....

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Originally posted by j0hn
if your car is older than 5 years id say u wudnt be able to do it, oiling it overnight helps, but just like u after searching i found tool but just wudnt come off. Took it to a garage they took the top nuts off...then decided to fit the front springs for me for £20 :)

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if your car is older than 5 years id say u wudnt be able to do it, oiling it overnight helps, but just like u after searching i found tool but just wudnt come off. Took it to a garage they took the top nuts off...then decided to fit the front springs for me for £20 :)

or take it somewhere to use there air tools, comes off with a buzz gun

draper.co.uk

they have a set
thats where i got mine

normaly crack off with the car on the floor

yes, you need an offset 18mm ring spanner.

try gripping the piston rod at the very top with a pair of mole grips and undoing the top nut using a socket.

argos do a set of spanners by challenge for 20 quid with ring spanners in the set get them

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Originally posted by Rob_Lee
Its a 19mm matey.

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Its a 19mm matey.

Ok your talking about the top nut on the front suspension. I just took the suspension strut out and used an impact gun to get the nut off once the spring was compressed. Also you could use a set of mole grips on the strut itself to stop the whole thing spinning.

you need to hold the shaft with another spanner hence a socket wont work.

i broke one and struggled to find a replacement.
eventually found a set at a motorfactors. i was surprised by it, but they had a much better selection than halfords and such places.

Im sure i just used a normal spanner and a socket the other side. Does it make any difference if you turn the wheel?

blow torch and bend one :thumbs:

Nah tried that :( Tried all other forms of 18mm spanner too - Just needs to be deeper! :mad: :mad: :mad:

is it possible to use a socket??

My car is on axle stands half lowered :lol:

Any ideas where I can get an 18mm Deep Drop Ring Spanner - Need it ASAP to get front springs done. Tried Halfords, Homebase, B&Q, Local Car Shops etc - Any ideas - They seem a bit rare?! :mad:

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[Edited on 26-02-2006 by hamman]