GtJim might have meant this on the bottom "Quote If the A-arms are not down on the rubber stops then the shocks are still under tension from the spring. Quote"
My shocks, original, were under pressure when I cut them off. When I put the KYB shocks on, they hadn't reached full stroke. (sorry the picture was so bad, It was from a hunk of rust tha I rebuilt), HTH, Jarrell