Ford Repair: front struts on 02 ford taurus, ford taurus, difficulty scale

Question
Are they easy to replace.  Im fairly decent with repair, but this is a new one for me?

Answer
Brian-

  Well, I guess "easy" is a relative term.  It's not terribly bad if you have all of the right tools.  The problem is they're not exactly common hand tools.  The most important thing you'll need is a spring compressor.  Sometimes you can rent them, but if you can't and don't want to fork over the $150-$200 for one then it's probably best to let a shop handle it.  You can do it without a compressor, but it's pretty dangerous and I hesitate to explain how here for safety's sake.  If you can get a compressor it's probably a 5 on a 1-10 difficulty scale.  Just make sure you've got about half a saturday or so to do it.  Then make sure to get your front end aligned afterwards.  Hope this helps.

Steve