I've seen worse shade tree mechanic tomfoolery when I was in the military. but... make do with what you got and wear eye protection. lol

 

Not sure why you would be having so much difficulties? Just grab that shock tower and wiggle/pull it out of there and those springs should slide right in there, especially, if you have the hydraulic jack in place.

​​​​​​​ Brian.

 

 

Me neither!
That shock tower doesn't want to come out without me bending either that lower AC line or the four brake lines coming out of ABS modulator. Neither of which seems like a good idea (I'll pick the AC of the two).
Perhaps someone replaced that AC line at some point and routed it wrong?
And I think with the spring its just that I'm doing it on the ground — when I look at the video he can get in there and wrestle it properly. I just can't get the leverage from the side.
I'll give it another shot later today and maybe post some shots if I can't figure it out.

Thank you all!