brillo

When installing just the Tien springs on my friends 8, we didn't have to compress the tiens when putting them on the shock, we only compressed the old springs to get them off the shock.

Do you have to compress the MS springs to get them on the MS shock, or can you do it without? I'm trying to get an idea of the time it will take to install.

paradigm

Yes. You do need to compress the MS spring to get it on the MS shock.