The one DG showed is what you want. It's available for only slightly more than the '3pc set with safety hooks'. I've used several different versions of those, and still have what I consider a decent pair that is robust enough to use. Although I doubt they'll ever see daylight again.
They're
just about OK if you're going to use them on a traditional parallel spring that isn't a high rate. Even then, the hooks are too short and the thread tends to catch on the spring cups. If all you're going to do is remove the spring and refit it, that just requires care. Removing them from a loose spring isn't fun. Clamping a loose spring requires a couple of MTFU pills. I know two competent, experienced people who had to have surgery when these things slipped. The ones with left and right threads are particularly bad. I would rather use a number of exhaust clamps than these things.
If you can weld, something like
THIS LINK would be a good idea.
What DG suggested effortlessly compresses a brand new Omega spring in under a minute using a ratchet, and just a few seconds with an impact:
and
I didn't realise I had this pic of my good pair of the traditional sort
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