Hmm, just upgraded to Konis on one of the 944s. Four bolts on the top of the tower, two at the spindle connections (and two for the brake calipers, to make access easier - plus I rebuilt them since I was in there). When they were stubborn I just got a big-azz breaker bar and "crack", off they came. No fuss, no muss. This is a local NE car (not one of my transplanted CA cars) that I picked up here so there was some rust/corrosion too.
Maybe you've got the wrong kind of vehicle...
Chalk one up for 944s for simplicity and ease of maintenance/repair!