I found this on Yahoo for removing the springs safely without a spring compressor. Is it a good way?
"Loosen up the bolts that fasten the coil springs to the car.
There will be 2 to 4 bolts on the top and the bottom of each coil spring. Using a wrench or ratchet and extension, loosen the bolts at the top and the bottom. Do not remove the bolts yet. There is probably tension on the spring. Removing the bolts now could cause the spring to pop loose and cause you and/or your vehicle damage.
Raise the jack a little at a time while checking the coil springs.
The idea here is to raise your vehicle enough to take the pressure off of the coil springs. When you see the springs start to extend a little, this means that they are no longer holding weight up. The weight of the lower part of the vehicle is stretching the springs. You do not want to fully extend the springs because you do not want recoil when you remove the bolts. Now, let the jack back down until the springs appear to be neither compressed nor extended.
Very carefully remove the lower bolts from the coil springs.
The next step is to return underneath the vehicle and remove the lower bolts. Even if the spring recoils a little, it should not be a problem because the top bolts will still be holding it in place. When the lower bracket and bolts are removed, finish removing the top bolts. The spring should now be able to slide out and down from your vehicle. Remove one spring at a time and replace it before removing the other spring."
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Removing the spring is the trickiest part.