Here's a write up:

 

your best bet is to install longer springs with the proper spring rate to achieve the desired ride height, so you can avoid coil binding and coil damage due to over-compression caused by the combination of spacers and lift springs.

 

I agree with you, however, I just installed new springs in the rear and can't afford the fronts right now. This will most likely be temporary but I had an absolute nightmare of a time getting the passenger side one in and I must do the drivers side tomorrow. Looking for a better way.

 

This is a write up I received:

Removing Front Shocks and Springs

1​Remove air cleaner

2​Remove air cleaner box (3 bolts 8mm heads)

3​Remove top shock nuts through body holes
under hood (an impact wrench makes quick work of this)

4​Make sure Jeep is in gear with parking brake set

5​Jack front end up under differential and place jack stands on frame directly behind lower control arm mounts (Use 6 ton stands and set the frame fairly high) Leave lack under differential.

6​Remove both front wheels

7​Remove both sway bar end links

8​Remove lower shock bolts and remove shocks

9​Remove the spring clip on the bottom of the coil spring on the driver’s side.

10​Remove jack from the differential and place it under the passenger side steering knuckle

11 ​Jack up the passenger side steering knuckle to a point just before it lifts the frame off the jack stand on that side (this will drop the driver’s side axle to a point where the spring is loose)

12​Pull the driver’s side spring bottom out between the steering knuckle and the sway bar link bracket. (once off the bottom perch, you can turn it and it will kind of unscrew from the top if it doesn’t just fall out first)

13​Once the driver’s side is out, release the jack from the passenger side, and jack up the driver’s side in the same manner to get the passenger spring out​

14​Install the new passenger side spring first (you may have to use a pry bar to get it started, but it won’t take much)

15 ​Install the rest of the parts in reverse order

 

Steps 1-3 is not needed. You can remove the shock nut from under the wheel well.

 

Spring compressors? What am I missing here? Mine came out in minutes spring compressors

 

Don't need 'em to pull Jeep springs...they'll just about fall out if you do it right, and it's a lot faster without them. I can have both my front springs out in about 15-20 minutes.

 

True but from the factory there are bolted on retainer clips that hold bottom end of spring on