Froggie, its not hard to pull the shocks out of the back. Just pull the trim out of the trunk or hatch area on the sides. Jack up the back of the car and put jack stands somewhere under the rear body area then lower the axle slowly. Let all the air out of the shocks and then you can take them out. Its not hard, just a bolt on the bottom and a nut on the top. Take the top nut off first and then the bottom bolt out. Dont worry about the shocks shooting out at you because they dont support the weight of the car. They just control the movement of the spring. They arent hard to compress by hand either. Then you can put the new ones in.

After that I would look for a set of stiffer rear springs or look into rolling the fenders.