Need some opinions/help with struts

Ok....heres the deal. I ordered a set of koni reds from summit yesterday. How hard is it to put these on without getting a spring in the chest. I dont have air tools, just a long piece of pipe. My dad is not real keen on me messing with springs, and I think he has a valid point. What a waste it would be to die from a damn spring going through your chest.

Just out of curiosity I talked to the local mustang shop here and they was $60 to put them on. Thats really tempting.....its fairly cheap and I wouldnt have to bother with picking up a piece of chain and or a spring compressor.
What would you guys do? Tire King wanted $300 to put on a set of monroe crappamatic struts. If I let the mustang shop put them on Id have a set of koni's on for $340. What would you guys do??? If you would do it yourslelf, any tips or tricks??

Yeah good point.....I didnt think about not having to even lower the control arms....DUH. Yeah.....already done the rears. Thanks

bt15 said:

You don't even have to jack the car up if all you're doing is replacing the strutw. It makes it easier, but it's not necessary. And, as stated above, if you aren't replacing the springs, or messing with a coil-over system, you don't need the spring compressor or any other special tools. A pneumatic wrench will make removal and replacement of the struts a 20 minute job / side. Doing it with hand tools will dramatically increase the time required. The labot rates at your aforementioned local shop may well prove worth it if you don't have access to pneumatic tools. Good luck.

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Thats what I was thiking....what are the torque specs??? Im thinking they are 180-200ft-lbs, but Im not sure