Abstract: A tool is provided for maintaining an automotive coil spring in a compressed condition during installation in an automobile chassis. The tool includes two elongated plate members each of which has an end that is curved in hook-like fashion and an end with two spaced apart apertures. A pair of parallel chain links extend through the apertures to interconnect the plates. The plates can slide along and pivot around the chain links. The curved end can grasp a spring convolution to keep the spring compressed.