AutoZone spring compresors will most defintely NOT work and if you attempt it will be VERY unsafe. MB spring compressors cost $500-700 or can be rented for $70-100. The entire front suspension does not need to come apart to slip in new springs. When I did them on my 124, I even left the tire on (so there was something extra between me & the spring).

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Brian Toscano