Yeah it's bs. At the time when I decided on the springs jeepandtruckparts.com had the full coilover kit for $1300. Now its $1700. Has anyone contacted eibach about this issue yet?
An amazon compressor might work provided its not the threaded rod style no chance there. The eibach fronts are pretty stiff and you have to compress them pretty far to get into the factory strut. If the spring compressor bends, slips, or breaks with that much pressure on it I wouldn't want to be...
I used the second one ( specialty products 40260) and it easily handled the job. I went that way because it's a reputable brand and I read some reviews that had pictures of the collars snapping on the first style. I also liked the idea of having two bolts compressing the spring rather than one...
https://www.buybrakes.com/eibach-e30-35-056-01-22
I got them from buybrakes. $337.50 delivered after 10% off your first order. Code doesn't work in the cart you have to ask for it in comments. Took about 7 days to recieve them.