Help! Can't close rear spring bucket
 

I am trying to reinstall stock springs in the rear of my coupe but I can't close the spring buckets to insert the bolt. I am using a 3 ton jack to try to close the buckets but it only lifts the rear of my car after moving the bucket about an inch. I tried jacking up the bucket from every angle with no success. I even tried lubricating the bolt holding the inside of the buckets. Should I loosen the bolts holding the inside of the buckets? Should I get mini spring compressors to compress a few of the coils? My full size spring compressor won't fit.

Any suggestions or solutions to this issue?

Thank you.

UCLAg37

Loosen the otherwise. It may be binding the bushing.

have a friend pull down on it and sneak the spring in