Help!-removing front shocks/springs

[BYT U L8R]

I am removing my shocks/springs to put in eibachs...The nut come off the top and bottom of the shock assembly no problem. the problem is with the bottom bolt. The sway bar linkage is in the way of the bolt coming out of the lower shock bracket. I tried removing the sway linkage nuts per the manual, but no luck. Any suggestions? The lower linkage doesn't want to break lose from its bracket. Do I have to losen both sides of the sway bar linkage for it to remove?
I'm also installing my stoptechs at this time. No major problems...YET!
Thank you in advance for any help!

 

[RoyV101621]

You can yank, pull, tug and bang but nothing will work until you try a ball joint puller. I made a small wheel puller work. ...right tool.

 

[Ulysses]

I've got a simple ball joint puller, the forked type that you tap in. You can borrow it if you want to. I'm in Rancho Bernardo. Roy, will that tool work?

 

[RoyV101621]

A quick glance of the manual showed me a tool that looks like a wheel puller. That's what I used. It made easy work of it.
I don't know if the forked type will work. I didn't try.
Remember this is faceless advice.