Is replacing shocks a DIY?
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From: Sherwood, AR
I recently dropped my truck and the stock shocks make it ride like
Can I replace my shocks myself easily? Basic hand tools and floor jack? Are they under pressure like springs where they will jump off at me? If you can't tell I am a beginner!
Can I replace my shocks myself easily? Basic hand tools and floor jack? Are they under pressure like springs where they will jump off at me? If you can't tell I am a beginner!
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Originally Posted by adam1803
if you dropped the truck on your own, the shocks are about 1/10th as hard. Very easy to do.
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Originally Posted by 05_GMC_SLT
I had a shop do the drop, but I watched them do it and I know I could have done it myself if I had the tools and equipment to do so. Still very easy?
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Originally Posted by onebadrubi
who dropped your truck? Should have just went ahead and put shocks on while the frotn coils were out. the rears are easy as cake.
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Piece of cake...hardest part is keeping the front shock shaft from spinning while you loosen the nut. You can hold it with vise grips, channel locks, or a socket that is intended for that purpose.
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