[Classic Heartbeat]

new69owner this is how I do it...... It requires that you have a floor jack and not a bottle jack, but I have done many without any problems....

Set chalks behind the tires so the truck can't roll either direction.
Jack one side of the front of the truck and and remove the wheel and tire. (This allows for greater access to the "A" arms.)
Block up the frame under the cab for safety and let the truck rest on the blocks.
Now set the jack under the lower "A" arm and jack it up to within 1/4" of the bottom of the lower "A" arm. (This allows for the lower "A" arm to pop loose without flying open, because the floor jack will stop it.)
Remove the castle nut for the lower "A" arm and either you can give a couple of good hard hits with a hammer on the spindle where the ball joint is, or use a pickle fork to seperate the ball joint from the spindle.
The lower "A" arm will pop loose and rest on the floor jack.
Now all you have to do is to lower the floor jack and the "A" arms will open up, allowing you access to remove the springs.

Now when you want to replace the springs, hold the spring in place and jack the lower "A" arm back into place. WaLa!! Done Deal!! Hope this helps!! WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com