Like most people in America I love to drive. I love to cruise along the hi-way. I love to go on road trips. What I don’t love, what I hate rather is when my car breaks down. Fifteen years of driving only taught me how to change a flat. Replacing a coil spring using a coil spring compressor is alien to me.

My car is old. It’s bouncy and would hit humps every time I cross over one. My buddy, who is car fanatic, says I need to change my coil springs and my shock absorbers. He said it’s easy. You can do it yourself. All I need is rent out a spring compressor. The other tools he’ll lend me.