[MixturePinoy]

Originally Posted by bconrey

Tip for pinoy since he's doing it today....

The nut isn't easy to get off the strut assembly, as is mentioned earlier in the post. There's a way to get past this. THIS IS DANGEROUS. DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. All the other disclaimers apply.

You can loosen or outright remove that nut while the strut is still bolted into the car. You've got to do some wrangling to get it out once you've done that, but that was what I did after wrestling with it out of the car for a while myself.

Make sure EVERYTHING is clear of the bottom of the strut assembly. Fingers, brake lines, everything. Unbolt the bottom and line it up somewhere no damage will occur.

I also found that with the shorter spring, the spring compressor was not required. Good thing, too, as the junky one I got from AutoZone was an inside-the-spring compressor...so it wouldn't work.

Anyway, take your time, be careful, and enjoy the results!

Thanks, for the advice. hopefully i dont rent a crappy compressor..