Never changed shocks, how much hassle?
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Never changed shocks, how much hassle?
Title says it all. While I've change motors/bodys/transmissions...etc, never done shocks/struts. For whatever reason, heard it was a pain, and never really owned a vehicle that's needed them before now.
Just ordered Bilsteins for my Ram, but going back and forth on if I want to change them. With shipping, shocks are going to run $213. Found a guy online who has a small shop, says he would do it for $80. Thinking shocks installed under $300 isn't a bad deal...and for $80 I might as well not mess with it.
Thoughts?
Just ordered Bilsteins for my Ram, but going back and forth on if I want to change them. With shipping, shocks are going to run $213. Found a guy online who has a small shop, says he would do it for $80. Thinking shocks installed under $300 isn't a bad deal...and for $80 I might as well not mess with it.
Thoughts?
Never did them lol Still have to stockers in there I only have 47,800 on my truck I'm going to run them until 60,000 than I'm going up 3". There is 2 bolts for the rear one on top and one on the bottom. Unbolt them take the old ones out. If there gas DON'T CUT THE STRAPS!!!! The front you have to unbolt them form the shock tower and what ever they are bolted to down below. I think thats it for the front.
This should help as well.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you...1999_dodge_ram
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yea sorry the rears are easy and the front needs to be unbolted form the tower. You just need some wd-40 and hands tools or air gun.
This should help as well.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you...1999_dodge_ram
This should help as well.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you...1999_dodge_ram
Geez, have you ever worked on anything? You seem to postwhore like a fiend when someone asks a question, but you never have any experience to back it.To the OP: Shocks are easy. You'll need an impact gun or a ratchet and a socket. When I did the rears on my truck, I bought the heavy duty towing shocks, which necessitated the use of a prybar to get the shocks wedged into place. Before reinstalling the bolts/nuts, coat all threads with anti-seize to make future removal easier.
For the fronts, it's easier to remove the wheel of the side being replaced. Always place the vehicle on a level surface and on a jackstand. You may need to use heat (propane torch) and alternate with some PBlaster (much better than WD-40) on the threads of the lower passenger side mount. I had to cut the shock because it had frozen to the mounting stud. To prevent issues in the future, I coated the shock mount and the threads with anti-seize. If you have a couple of extra hours, do it yourself and save $80 to put into the fuel tank.
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WD-40 is for amateurs Geez, have you ever worked on anything? You seem to postwhore like a fiend when someone asks a question, but you never have any experience to back it.
To the OP: Shocks are easy. You'll need an impact gun or a ratchet and a socket. When I did the rears on my truck, I bought the heavy duty towing shocks, which necessitated the use of a prybar to get the shocks wedged into place. Before reinstalling the bolts/nuts, coat all threads with anti-seize to make future removal easier.
For the fronts, it's easier to remove the wheel of the side being replaced. Always place the vehicle on a level surface and on a jackstand. You may need to use heat (propane torch) and alternate with some PBlaster (much better than WD-40) on the threads of the lower passenger side mount. I had to cut the shock because it had frozen to the mounting stud. To prevent issues in the future, I coated the shock mount and the threads with anti-seize. If you have a couple of extra hours, do it yourself and save $80 to put into the fuel tank.
Geez, have you ever worked on anything? You seem to postwhore like a fiend when someone asks a question, but you never have any experience to back it.To the OP: Shocks are easy. You'll need an impact gun or a ratchet and a socket. When I did the rears on my truck, I bought the heavy duty towing shocks, which necessitated the use of a prybar to get the shocks wedged into place. Before reinstalling the bolts/nuts, coat all threads with anti-seize to make future removal easier.
For the fronts, it's easier to remove the wheel of the side being replaced. Always place the vehicle on a level surface and on a jackstand. You may need to use heat (propane torch) and alternate with some PBlaster (much better than WD-40) on the threads of the lower passenger side mount. I had to cut the shock because it had frozen to the mounting stud. To prevent issues in the future, I coated the shock mount and the threads with anti-seize. If you have a couple of extra hours, do it yourself and save $80 to put into the fuel tank.
WD-40 is for amateurs Geez, have you ever worked on anything? You seem to postwhore like a fiend when someone asks a question, but you never have any experience to back it.
To the OP: Shocks are easy. You'll need an impact gun or a ratchet and a socket. When I did the rears on my truck, I bought the heavy duty towing shocks, which necessitated the use of a prybar to get the shocks wedged into place. Before reinstalling the bolts/nuts, coat all threads with anti-seize to make future removal easier.
For the fronts, it's easier to remove the wheel of the side being replaced. Always place the vehicle on a level surface and on a jackstand. You may need to use heat (propane torch) and alternate with some PBlaster (much better than WD-40) on the threads of the lower passenger side mount. I had to cut the shock because it had frozen to the mounting stud. To prevent issues in the future, I coated the shock mount and the threads with anti-seize. If you have a couple of extra hours, do it yourself and save $80 to put into the fuel tank.
Geez, have you ever worked on anything? You seem to postwhore like a fiend when someone asks a question, but you never have any experience to back it.To the OP: Shocks are easy. You'll need an impact gun or a ratchet and a socket. When I did the rears on my truck, I bought the heavy duty towing shocks, which necessitated the use of a prybar to get the shocks wedged into place. Before reinstalling the bolts/nuts, coat all threads with anti-seize to make future removal easier.
For the fronts, it's easier to remove the wheel of the side being replaced. Always place the vehicle on a level surface and on a jackstand. You may need to use heat (propane torch) and alternate with some PBlaster (much better than WD-40) on the threads of the lower passenger side mount. I had to cut the shock because it had frozen to the mounting stud. To prevent issues in the future, I coated the shock mount and the threads with anti-seize. If you have a couple of extra hours, do it yourself and save $80 to put into the fuel tank.
Mine last about 1.5-2 weeks. Yea I know my truck has low milage on it got is 1yr ago with 37,300+ on it.