The first time I had my front end apart for springs, it took me and my buddy about 8 hours to get everything apart, and back in and ready to drive. This is just for the front, and we had never done anything on front wheel drive suspension before. I just had it apart last weekend, and between stopping for lunch and running to the parts store to get a spring compressor i thought i could do without, it took about 5 hours. That was by myself. The night before spray everything down with PB Blaster or WD40, it will help a lot. Also spray around the base of the strut where it goes into the knuckle. Be careful not to pull the axle shafts out too far, or you'll be replacing inner CV boots like I am doing Saturday. Also take care when removing the lower control arm from the knuckle or you'll tear the ball joint boot. Watch out for those strut bearings also, they come apart pretty easy.
