I didn't need to compress the spring. Take off the nut when wheel is on the ground. Jack it up, take off the wheel. Then, I was able to compress only the strut by putting my Allen in and compressing it enough to slip the new one in underneath. I just cut the old and pulled it out.
I'm just wondering if the strut should be that easy to compress. Maybe it is my faulty part. You had new struts, how stiff were they? How about the old ones?
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