When installing front shocks, is there anything i should be concerned about. It looks pritty straight foreward, 3 bolts? MUST I remove the tires to get at them, or can i just do it from under the truck?

 

You will find that it is much easier to remove the front tire and keep the vehicle jacked up while doing this. Gives you more room. Before you start give all of the bolts a good spraying with PB Blaster and then wait at least a couple hours. I did it the night before and all of my bolts easily broke free the next morning.

By jacking the vehicle up you will not have to squeeze the shock as much to make it fit. You can leave the tire on but you will have less room to work. I like elbow room.

There are two bolts on the shocks, 1 top and 1 bottom, and then the 3 bolts that hold the top shock mount to the frame. Loosen all of them before removing any of them. It will make your job much easier.

The entire job should not take over an hour. Pretty straight forward.

Good luck.

 

+1

Definitely jack it up and hang the axle (tires off ... stands under the frame). MUCH easier. The first time I changed mine out, I didn't jack the truck at all ... left it sitting normally ... BIG mistake. Try compressing 275 PSI shocks while keeping them lined up to hit the holes in the mounts.

Remember ... 100 lbs/ft on the lower mount bolts.

 

no front axle... 2wd. I'm not sure what the shock setup looks like on the 2wd's but it should be a piece of cake... soak the bolts as instructed...

 

Dammit ... I did it again ... I keep forgetting that there are 2wd trucks. [:@]

 

[sm=oopssign.gif] lol, well you were not alone...