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Originally Posted by stevesnj
You don't need a spring compressor, I did mine this way. You do need a low profile jack, Jack stands, torque wrench you can get all these from Harbor Freight. The guy in this video is weird but it's effective.
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Great video. He does a great job of describing what he is doing.
I installed RCE Yellow springs in my car at the beginning of 2015. My method was similar to the video, but i did not remove the shock cap assembly (the parts held in by the 3 nuts). I used an open ended socket and T handle allen key (sold by Harbor Freight), and removed the shock shaft nut only. I also supported the whole car on jack stands.
On the front, I was able to swing the suspension arm down, then carefully tilt the shock away from the wheel well to install the new spring while leaving the shock on the car.
I had never done any suspension work prior to this. Took me nearly 5 hours as I was very cautious about doing this.