[DML] Front Coil Spring Removal

["jstnrvs" <jreaves@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,
     I've having trouble removing my front coil springs.  I purchased
the Eibach suspension set, and I'm in the process of installing it.  
     I've tried two different spring compressors; both of them are the
type that goes inside the spring.  I can't seem to compress them
enough to get them out.  I can get them squeezed fairly tight, but
then the screw in the center of the compressor contacts the top of the
shock tower, and the spring is just expanded too much that the lower
coils don't clear the lip on the lower control arm.  Am I missing
something?  The workshop manual suggests disconnecting the lower
control arm from the hub carrier at the ball joint, but I have to
believe this spring should be able to come out without having to do
that.  Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Justin Reaves
VIN# 3568









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