Front shocks and spring replacement Mk5 190

[Fo-Banshee]

I'm changing my front coil springs and shocks in my MK5 2.5td LWB. Looks to be a pretty standard sort of setup and easy to get to ,except the springs are a little more heavy duty then the cars I've worked on. If anybody has changed theirs, is there anything I should watch out for or need to know beforehand thats specific to the transits? cheers in advance.

[Mislaid]

Dead easy, shock off(unbolt top before jacking) and spring will come out. No compressor required

[Fo-Banshee]

Thanks Mislaid, it looked straight forward. Visually same setup as a few ford sedans I've worked on. I'm fitting the King springs raised coils 20mm higher than stock. The old are a little saggy and the weight of the bullbar doesn't help. Going to fit Gabriel gas shocks which a friend recommended and turned out to be well priced.(if I call them cheap I feel uneasy)

[Chug]

yeah pretty straightforward job and easy enough to suss out when your looking at it and think about it.

[dermo7]

How were the Gabriel shocks Fo-Banshee?