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Originally Posted by finch1750
Actually it doesn't on this car. The front will have zero compression and the rear is a very very tiny amount. It has been in a DIY here for a while and many people have don't it (myself included multiple times)
However make sure you use an open end or pass through socket with an allen wrench to not blow the strut.
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I second this; I've done the same. The springs are under very little static compression.
DIYs:
DarrenDriven's very comprehensive strut remove/replace DIY
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10842
Jeebus' simpler spring remove/replace DIY (builds off of Darren's)
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32414