Hi folks, It appears that the coil springs need to be removed in order to facilitate the extraction of the shock absorbers on Henry Js and Darrins. Also My rig has spring blocks (2) installed in each coil spring. I think this was an attempt to dampen the spring travel due to the installation of a V8 engine. I'm leaning toward removing those blocks. I can always reinstall them if necessary. thanks for your input. Steve