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Put it on Jackstands, pull the wheels off, chain / strap until just snug in that position. No need to compress further. The chain/strap is just there to prevent "rapid uncompressing" in the chance event all hell breaks loose.

Okay, thanks Kev. I had an overhead garage door spring break and go sqirrely on me years ago and just about lost a couple of fingers, so I have a healthy respect for the kinetic force stored in a compressed spring!!! Chris.

With the jack stand under the spring, it doesn't have quite the same leverage as it does when sitting on the tire so won't compress is much. It should be enough but a safety strap as suggested is a good idea.

Does anyone have good contact information for Five Points Classic Shocks that West mentioned? I found their website that has very minimal information. The phone number just goes to a recording so you can leave a message, but the mailbox is full and you can't leave a message. Then, they list an email address, but that just gets returned as undeliverable because the address is no longer valid. Are they still in business? I have found a lot of great reviews, but everything I've found is from 10+ years ago.

I used Apple Hydraulics for 1937 120 front shocks about 9 months ago. Good service and good work. Shocks now have about 4775 miles on them with no issues.

I agree with Apple. I called them, and they picked up the phone. When I told them what I had, he immediately knew the Delco Lovejoy part number of my shocks.

Interesting that Five Points seems to have gone out of business... or at the least, has dropped the ball.
The things I've heard about Apple recently, make me more confident that they have put their act back together. I know Mark Lambert was not a fan, and I told him what happened to me, and he said the exact same thing happened to him.

Thanks, I was planning on sending my shocks to Apple until I heard mention of Five Points. I decided I’d at least call them, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to reach anyone. If they are still in business, they aren’t doing much to get new customers.