I had a mechanic change mine on the old D2, he did without spring compressors. From what I recall if you unbolt the shock from the lower suspension arm you can get enough movement on the arm to just about get the spring in and out.
When replacing the springs its also worth replacing the upper and lower spring cups.
Mine were done along time ago using new spring cups and secondhand springs, parts availability is likely to a problem now. Looking at ETKA a lot of parts for the D2 are now discontinued at Audi.
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Manny
2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles
Past
2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly
with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue
2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles.
2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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