Ok, I'm still struggling with this. I compressed the heck out of the spring and got it to fit into the pocket. I started to jack up the lower control arm to further compress the spring but the car is starting to lift, instead of the spring further compressing. The control arm is still about 3-4" away from the spindle. Should I take the spring back out and compress it 3-4" more so when I put it in the pocket I don't need to jack it up to get the ball joint into the spindle ?? I'm afraid if I compress it too much it might break or something catastrophic like that !!! How much spacing between winds can I go ??? Thanks !!! Note: I changed over to a regular spring compressor so I don't have the control arm to use as leverage.