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Originally Posted by The Glademister View Post
A Porsche mechanic said I'd need to compress the springs. I'll bet he was thinking of a car on a lift.
The mechanic is correct, the 'proper' way is to remove the strut assembly from the car and use a spring/strut compressor on the bench.

It's just easier, faster and cheaper to use the weight of the car to compress the springs instead.

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