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The shock/spring combo is pretty easy. Make sure the spring compressor has some tension on it. There should be a nut on the top of the shock, it may be rusted causing the entire nut/shaft to spin. Are you reusing the shocks? If so the top of the shaft should have "flats" forged into it. Try holding the flats with a set of vise grips while you use a long handled box wrench to loosing the nut. If this fails try using an air chisel to spin the nut loose or peel it away without gouging the threads. You'll destroy the nut, but that's no big deal. If not reusing the shocks, then you could try and put a big set of vise grips on the shaft between the coils if you don't have access to an air chisel. Hold the shaft with vise grips and use the box wrench to loosen the nut. I used a different style spring compressor, but that one looks like it should work, just becareful working with a compressed spring. Always keep that thing pointed away from you and everything else that has value. When you remove the top shock nut the upper plate/bushing will slide off. Just be careful with the spring...slow and steady, keep the turnbuckle lubed when tightening and loosening the compressor, there will be lots of tension on the threads and therefore heat, the lube will keep it turning freely.

The lower A-arm bolt/bushings? Haven't done that yet, its on the list of thing to do.

Chris

Chris