Re: A big job ahead
Support the front of the car with jacks stands under the frame.
With a floor jack under the center of the front axle, jack up the axle just a little to take the pressure off the shackles. Remove the shackle on one end of the spring. Remove the U bolt bottom plate and lower the front axle just a little so the spring is free from the cross member. Remove the other shackle and remove the spring.
Watch and do not bend down on the front brake rods, you may want to un-attach them at the front clevis.
Reverse the above instructions to replace the spring. You may have to place a thin block of wood on top of the axle under the eye of the spring to help with alignment when installing the last shackle.
I have used this method for a very long time with very good success. It is fast, easy and most important safe as you do not have a spring spreader.
Chris W.
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