[chiph]

toofast -

If you decide to do it yourself, be *EXTREMELY* careful with the spring compressor tool. You could easily end up with 1) a hole in the side of your house 2) a hole in you 3) or both.

There is tremendous energy stored in car springs, and they must be treated with great respect. I had a compressor slip on me once, and I was lucky not to lose a couple of fingers.

Best bet would be to find a garage in town that is willing to compress, swap out spring, and reassemble for you. They have wall-mounted compressors that are much safer than the home versions (but they don't like doing it any more than anyone else). Just unbolt the struts from the car, and carry them (carefully) to them to do. And don't carry them in a car you care much about, because if they come loose in transit, they'll punch a hole through the car's sheetmetal.

Chip H.