I am trying to put on new KYB's in the front of my 89 monty. because the OEM shocks have dust covers (and so do my replacements), getting the old ones out is a real problem. the only way I see to do it is compress the shocks all the way so they can be taken out, same for putting in the new shocks. does anyone have a good way to compress the shock while it's on the vehicle? I tried zipties and muscle power but the ties kept breaking before I could get it all the way compressed. I'd appreciate any help/advice you guys could give, especially if you have done this before.

Thanks.