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Surfblau, I used one just like that for the 123 front coils. I just used one of the hook assemblies on the bottom and a flat washer on the top, compressing the coil upwards into the top spring seat. This style of compressor will probably not work if you need to remove the spring because you can't get both section inside the spring...I tried. But you can compress the spring enough to work freely on the lower control arm.
I paid about $13US for the tool so, it wasn't an option to build one. I had to grind the tips away a bit on the bottom section so the hook would fit in between the coils. The tool is not made from mild steel. I think it is at least drop-forged. I would not make a home-made tool because mild steel may not stand up to the strain and working with alloy steel may end up being too brittle. Both of these possiblities would be disasterous!
Here is a pic of the compressor in place.
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