DONT use a spring compressor. It "works" but eventually they will move around on the coil and heaven forbid you hit a huge bump and bottom out on top of them.
Just tack them into place, you are already taking away the performance of the VX anyway by releasing tension on the torsion bars, what is one more thing?
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