rear strut

To change the rear strut wiil I have to be concerned about the spring bieng unsprung or will it be secure without a sprimg compresion tool. Also can I change it from air to non air without doing anything axcept getting rid of airlines and changeing the thanks for any help or suggestions

Back up and post the year first.

Max i appreciate all the help you give people the year is 94. Does that really matter knowing that air leveling is an option. I installed the new strut and it was an air level system,i don't know what olds calls it. I replaced it with a strut without an airline and it seems to be fine. So i really don't need anymore help at this time but thanks anyway for a reply and I am sorry I didn't respond quicker. I actually did the repair on Christmas day it took only a couple hours.Had to remove the back seat but really wasn't that bad.

I hope you pulled the fuse, or disconnected the wiring for your compressor, otherwise the compressor will run all the time; if it still worked.