I have removed the springs with a spring holder that was made for AMC American springs....keeps them compressed and has guards around spring. I bought them awhile back on Ebay...thought that someone in the Nash Club or AMCRC had made them. Douglas Englin 3 - '60 Americans '52 Nash Rambler _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list