I'm not Duke, but have done this job twice. First time I used two 4 x 4's under the control arms. I did one side at a time. Raise car with a floor jack, remove front wheel, and then lower onto 4x 4's.

The second time I raised car on floor jack, place jack stand for safety, then used a bottle jack under the control arm to compress the spring. You should inspect the upper shock mounts for cracks. They could be ready for replacement.

You need to know that these are gas pressure struts and shocks. They can be a pain during installation. You will need something to pry with. I have a jumbo straight slot screw driver that works well. In other words when you have the top of the new strut installed, then you have to use leverage it up to get the bolt holes to align. The bottle jack helps in the bolt hole alignment process.

The rears are easier, but still a little bit of a struggle fighting the compression.

Be sure to get an alignment after replacing the struts.

Steve