Frank, KYB's don't play that game. Those shocks take serious He-Man power to compress. I had to put my 235 lbs on top of it against concrete floor ( with shop rag and the nug on to protect threads ) and use coat hanger wire <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/mrt.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/mrt.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/mrt.gif" alt="" />

Once I had it in place I sniped the wire. Use a small peice of rubber tubing to protect the threads and to make sure it finds the whole in the top arm. Once it's loose it a real bear to compress so make sure it's all lined up.

Wear eye protection <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />