I'm going to be replacing the front coil springs on my 96 F150 2WD, anything special I should know about to make it go as clean and easy as possible?

 

Use penetrating oil on all the fasteners. I did it each day for a week as I had a lot of rust. I had no issues, everything came loose without excessive force. Put the entire front of the truck up on jack stands and use a transmission jack under the I beam. It's so much easier to control the amount of I beam lift etc that way.
When removing the coils, remove the lower shock bolts as it will allow your I beam to drop far enough so you can remove the old spring and replace it. On a two wheel drive you may not need a spring compressor although I needed one on the passenger side of my 94 4x4 as the Dana 44 ttb on that side wouldn't drop far enough.
The manual calls for a socket on the lower spring perch. I couldn't get mine to fit inside the spring so I used a box end wrench. I think it was 1 1/16 but don't remember for sure.
It's pretty straight forward so practice proper safety precautions and you shouldn't have any trouble.

 

thanks, I've been hitting all fasteners with penetrating oil for a week now, gonna start at it later today, let you know