Going to order some new shocks in the next couple of days and just wondering (hoping) if there are any easy tricks out there to make the job go smoother?

thanks

 

it's pretty straight forward...not much to it.

 

theres really only one way.its just one tower nut for the shock and then 3 bolts for the stand and then the bolt at the diff.pull it out and then installed the new one.

 

Thanks, I didn't think it would be too hard.

 

Do the fronts first. The top bolt can be a pain. The shaft can spin making the bolt hard to remove. Spray them with penetrating oil the night before. Impact tools make it easier to remove the bolt. 1 on mine was easy, the other a pain. Be sure to do the shaft bolt first, then the tower bolts. On my jeep, I cut the top bolt off with a sawzall. Worst case if you cant get the shaft bolt off, take the entire assemble out and use the sawzall.

The passenger lower bolt is a pain to get to. with the truck frame supported on jack stands, we did cover shop safety at the beginning of the show. you can cycle the front suspension to raise or lower the axle to gain access to the bolt.

The rears are just a R&R, quite easy comparatively. But none of them are show stoppers.

 

bolt the bottom in then bolt the shock towers down. after that, cut the strap holding the shock and guide the bolt through the hole in the shock tower. it seemed the easiest for me becuase i didnt have to compress the shocks back

brett

 

I have a difference of opinion than the others. Do the back ones first I say. Not because they were difficult in procedure, but because it was a pain to get at the top bolts. The fronts were less stressful in comparison for me.

 

When installing the bilsteins I can say that it was an experience.

With a 2by 4 and the help of my 10 year old son I was able to do it. Also a good floor jack helps alot to make the springs compress for installation on the front shocks.

It is not a one man job unless you have four arms.

It will make remember why you love the cummins.