You definitely dont need one for the rear springs...to remove them from the shock or reinstall them.

But what about the fronts? I don't care about dissasembly. I never use a spring compressor for that. I just remove the top nut while the shock is still in the wheel well with the strut mount still bolted to the tower.

Do you need a compressor to push the spring/top mount past the shock theads? Or is it already pretty much past the threads like in the rear.

 

I did....

 

No.

Two people have one push on top mount and other person puts the nut on a few threads or you can install it in pieces and jack the lca up to get the enough threads to put the nut on.

 

Cool thanks. I usually use the jack under the LCA method on rears. I don't remember if I've done it on the fronts.