Hello. I'm curious as to what type of wrench is required to hold the nut on the upper shock bolt? Because of the position of it on the frame, a socket wrench will not fit. Neither will a box wrench, unless I unbolt the bed. I know that its a 13/16. Only thing I can think of is one of those curved box wrenches. I used to feel I was pretty competent working on my vehicles...until this one came along.
Thanks!

 

What about an open end box wrench?

 

Pretty sure it is a 21mm, because that is the open end box wrench that I cut in half to get at it. I've got tons of tools and couldn't figure out anything else that would work.

 

I tried that, but there wasn't enough clearance to get it on, as the floor of the bed is very close to the top of the shock. I actually cut down an old 13/16 box wrench to about 5 1/2 inches long. I'm going to give that a shot.
Thanks!

 

The cut down wrench worked! Since it is in such a tight spot, even a stubby wrench would not fit. So anyone looking to do this job in the future, I would recommend sacrificing a 13/16 in order to get it done.

 

That's the only thing that would work for me. I had a 13/16 box/open wrench and cut the box end down so that there was about 2" left on the shaft. Even at that it was a pain to hold it on the nut. Whoever designed that upper mount at Ram shot be shot!

 

Anyone try a "crows foot"?

 

Yup, didn't fit anywhere - no place to run the extension

 

Agreed! I would imaging that the dealer has a "special tool" of some sort. After a few hours and head scratching, modifying the wrench was the only option. Even though I hate destroying tools like that.