sure do this and u get the springs right in your face First of all,yes the bilstein are a lot better,second of all yes u can do the job but be Very carefull with the front shocks.What u do is do one side at a time.lift one side up at a time and put a stand under car,let car down and remove tire.Work should be done on a flat surface .than take your floor jack and put it under under the balljoint and pump it untill there is tension on the control arm.remove the nut on top of shock,need are a 22mm socketand a 7or 8 mm allen. than remove the the 3 lower bolts and wires from strut.remove strut install new strut and reuse the plastic clip for the wires .install upper nut..but installing and tightening the nut will be diffi****,cause the shock shaft will be spining too.shock damage can occur on inside of shock. so i would say if u can remove the nut with no problem ,than u should be ok to installl the new one...GOOD LUCK Harald