Okay... I think I get it. With all the links there, I thought you were referring to an "inner control arm" other than the "main control arm". Yes, I've read about that risky procedure. I could have SWORN that I had read that removing the rear shocks allowed the arm to swing down and the spring would fall out. I guess I must have dreamed it I have also read that if you jack up the rear at the differential and remove the 4 main bolts holding the rear sub-assembly to the body of the car, as you lower the differential, the springs would fall out.This doesn't seem to make sense though. Seems to me you should jack up the outside ends of both control arms along with the differential as you remove the 4 main bolts.