rear spring/shock problem

[GSTdude06]

alright Ive searched and searched but couldn't find exactly what my problem is. Im installing lowering springs and my front went on without a problem. But now im at the rear and I cant get the spring off the shock. Like the shock wont come out of the boot the bottom of the spring is to small to remove it out of. Whats the problem and how would I get it off?

 

[Eagle18g]

Yeah this same thing happened to me. What has happened is that there is a spacer that goes around the top of the shock and yours (like mine) has rusted to the shock. It didn’t matter to me because I got new shocks at the same time I got the springs. So I just cut it off and bought a new spacer. For you im not sure what you want to do because the best thing would be to get new shocks because when you put on lowering springs they are usually stiffer that stock and you should get after market shocks anyways because of the added stress on the stock shocks. other wise i don’t really know what to do because usually when something rusts solid like that on my DSM i end up getting out the hack saw.