Vanagon does not use a McPherson type front suspension and the front
shocks are inside but separate from front springs.  You do not need a
spring compressor to change the shocks, front or rear.  The
instructions on the website are accurate.

On 10/12/08, Cecil Eastman <ckelmo1@comcast.net> wrote:
> As I prepare to replace the shocks for the first time (on any vehicle, for
> me) I'm asking anyone who might know anything about it.  In so doing, I
> spoke to my wife's cousin, a professional mechanic (not necessarily VW), who
> said I would need spring compressors or else risk life and limb when the
> shock comes loose and the spring goes boing.
>
> Is this true?  I was referred to this site,
> http://volksweb.relitech.com/frshocks.htm, by someone from the list and it
> doesn't say anything about compressors.
>
> Interested in keeping this body whole,
> Cecil
> '85 Westy
> "Der BrotKasten"
>

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