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If you're using quickstruts, all you need to do is remove the nuts on the top (accessed by removing the rear seat or through the trunk) and the two bolts at the bottom of the strut that pass through the knuckle.
If you're not using quickstruts, there's more involved as you need to take some of the parts off the old struts to use on the new struts.
In neither case do you need a spring compressor as these are technically Chapman struts, and the spring is mounted separately.
The nuts at the top remove relatively easily. The bolts on the bottom will take quite a bit of work to remove from the knuckle if you're using a hammer. I recommend an airhammer.
Do not allow the knuckle to fall downward and stress the ball joint once the strut bolts have been removed. Do get the car aligned before driving it any distance.
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