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Posted: 1/25/2014 7:53:11 AM EDT
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on.
Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 7:53:49 AM EDT
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? Coils |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 7:58:11 AM EDT
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? Coils WMD |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:00:02 AM EDT
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? Coils Are they set up like struts or are the shocks separate from the springs? I have only ever worked on leaf springs on the front so I don't know, if they aren't like struts though same deal, just unbolt the shocks and put the new ones on. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:00:56 AM EDT
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? Coils WMD Coils = Weapon of Mass Destruction? |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:03:50 AM EDT
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"Rent" a coil compressor from Autozone to do the fronts.
Piece of cake. ETA: Replace fronts with Bilstein 5100's to level off front-end if you haven't done anything with it to this point. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:06:50 AM EDT
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In for the head injury
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:09:14 AM EDT
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Are they set up like struts or are the shocks separate from the springs? I have only ever worked on leaf springs on the front so I don't know, if they aren't like struts though same deal, just unbolt the shocks and put the new ones on. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? Coils Are they set up like struts or are the shocks separate from the springs? I have only ever worked on leaf springs on the front so I don't know, if they aren't like struts though same deal, just unbolt the shocks and put the new ones on. shocks are separate from coils |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:09:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:09:37 AM EDT
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"Rent" a coil compressor from Autozone to do the fronts. Piece of cake. ETA: Replace fronts with Bilstein 5100's to level off front-end if you haven't done anything with it to this point. From what I can find in google image search it wouldn't be needed. The shocks sit outside the coil. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:10:19 AM EDT
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Op lives in the rust belt, it may not be so easy.
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front?
Dude. I am from NY. Syracuse is called the salt city. PB Blaster and the impact are mandatory for any project around here. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:12:16 AM EDT
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Op lives in the rust belt, it may not be so easy.
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front?
Clean threads off w/ wire brush, shot of PB Blaster once a day, for a few days, prior to removing originals. 
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:15:32 AM EDT
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Op lives in the rust belt, it may not be so easy.
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front?
This, rust is your only enemy. Dave W. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:21:25 AM EDT
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If you live up north, the most efficient way to remove shocks/struts is using a fire wrench. Use the coil spring compressors to shrink the spring down and then use the fire wrench to remove rusted bolts. If you don't have a fire wrench, lots of liquid wrench and a map gas torch with a good 6 sided wrench is the ticket. (fire wrench= acetylene torch).
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:23:29 AM EDT
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I did my 03 F250 not long ago. other than cussing rusty bolts, not a big deal. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:32:59 AM EDT
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Extremely easy on that vintage superduty, hardest part is if neccessary holding the hex on the shock body while backing off the top nut, with air tools it's less than 1/2 an hour all the way around.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:55:31 AM EDT
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Extremely easy on that vintage superduty, hardest part is if neccessary holding the hex on the shock body while backing off the top nut, with air tools it's less than 1/2 an hour all the way around. If an '05 is vintage what does that make my '95 Powerstroke? 
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Posted: 1/25/2014 8:56:30 AM EDT
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Extremely easy on that vintage superduty, hardest part is if neccessary holding the hex on the shock body while backing off the top nut, with air tools it's less than 1/2 an hour all the way around. If an '05 is vintage what does that make my '95 Powerstroke? Underpowered. Yet reliable.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 9:19:18 AM EDT
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A sawzall with a three inch metal cutting blade is a nice accessory to have when replacing truck shocks.
At least that's been the case for me.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 9:20:15 AM EDT
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shocks are super easy, if they're struts it's little more involved.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 9:24:28 AM EDT
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Extremely easy on that vintage superduty, hardest part is if neccessary holding the hex on the shock body while backing off the top nut, with air tools it's less than 1/2 an hour all the way around. If an '05 is vintage what does that make my '95 Powerstroke? Underpowered. Yet reliable. I'll give you that one. Tough old bitch just starts up when needed and gets me and my trailer where I need to go. 250k on the clock and just got a new clutch, hopefully I can get another 100k out of it before something major happens. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 9:25:23 AM EDT
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shocks are super easy, if they're struts it's little more involved. I hate struts, I always picture both clamps breaking loose at the same time and turning the bastard into a brain seeking missile. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 9:26:21 AM EDT
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If it makes you feel any better, I'm about to go do struts and a lower control arm on my car
. I feel your car-work misery! I hate working on cars, but I love saving money.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 9:28:12 AM EDT
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If it makes you feel any better, I'm about to go do struts and a lower control arm on my car . I feel your car-work misery! I hate working on cars, but I love saving money.I love working on project cars, I hate with a passion working on daily drivers though. I could build a Jeep from the axles up without taking a break if I had all the tools and material in the shop, and enjoy almost all of it. Changing the oil on my work truck though gets me all annoyed. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 9:34:41 AM EDT
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Only because I haven't seen this mentioned yet: Don't remove those front shocks with the suspension unloaded. The spring would vigorously separate itself from the truck (or at least try to). If you must jack it up, just lift it by the suspension.
I'm a big fan of the Bilstein shocks... Don't get cheap O shocks, you'll be disappointed. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 9:52:10 AM EDT
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I love working on project cars, I hate with a passion working on daily drivers though. I could build a Jeep from the axles up without taking a break if I had all the tools and material in the shop, and enjoy almost all of it. Changing the oil on my work truck though gets me all annoyed. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If it makes you feel any better, I'm about to go do struts and a lower control arm on my car . I feel your car-work misery! I hate working on cars, but I love saving money.I love working on project cars, I hate with a passion working on daily drivers though. I could build a Jeep from the axles up without taking a break if I had all the tools and material in the shop, and enjoy almost all of it. Changing the oil on my work truck though gets me all annoyed. I enjoyed working on cars until I built a project car . The expense and frustration drove the love from me.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 10:03:16 AM EDT
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Good luck with the front shocks. They're a PITA with the bolt in top. I couldn't get a wrench or impact on it so I had to do it with a wrench.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 10:08:01 AM EDT
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Extremely easy on that vintage superduty, hardest part is if neccessary holding the hex on the shock body while backing off the top nut, with air tools it's less than 1/2 an hour all the way around. What kind of air tools would you need? I have a compressor, but not any air tools. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 10:08:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I enjoyed working on cars until I built a project car . The expense and frustration drove the love from me.Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: If it makes you feel any better, I'm about to go do struts and a lower control arm on my car . I feel your car-work misery! I hate working on cars, but I love saving money.I love working on project cars, I hate with a passion working on daily drivers though. I could build a Jeep from the axles up without taking a break if I had all the tools and material in the shop, and enjoy almost all of it. Changing the oil on my work truck though gets me all annoyed. I enjoyed working on cars until I built a project car . The expense and frustration drove the love from me.Yeah, same here. Working on a '64 F100 that's become a great deal more of a "project" than I thought it was going to be. OP: spray the hell out of the nuts/bolts on your shocks the day before you plan on replacing them with PB Blaster. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 10:11:13 AM EDT
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If it makes you feel any better, I'm about to go do struts and a lower control arm on my car . I feel your car-work misery! I hate working on cars, but I love saving money.Yeah, I just had my wife's car ('07 Mitsubishi Outlander) in the shop for a faulty tire pressure sensor needed to be replaced. I inquired about having them do new front and read struts. Price quote was $1,100. $470 for parts, and almost $600 for labor. Her car has 115k miles on it, and those probably need to be done. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 10:13:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, I just had my wife's car ('07 Mitsubishi Outlander) in the shop for a faulty tire pressure sensor needed to be replaced. I inquired about having them do new front and read struts. Price quote was $1,100. $470 for parts, and almost $600 for labor. Her car has 115k miles on it, and those probably need to be done. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If it makes you feel any better, I'm about to go do struts and a lower control arm on my car . I feel your car-work misery! I hate working on cars, but I love saving money.Yeah, I just had my wife's car ('07 Mitsubishi Outlander) in the shop for a faulty tire pressure sensor needed to be replaced. I inquired about having them do new front and read struts. Price quote was $1,100. $470 for parts, and almost $600 for labor. Her car has 115k miles on it, and those probably need to be done. Struts aren't too bad to do if you buy the whole strut/coil spring assembly. They are a huge pain in the ass if you just replace the strut. I am inside from my 3rd or 4th "warming up" since 11am, working on the most horrific automotive task I have ever done, replacing a damaged and of course, subsequently seized, 50 year old kingpin. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 10:30:20 AM EDT
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Dude. I am from NY. Syracuse is called the salt city. PB Blaster and the impact are mandatory for any project around here. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? Dude. I am from NY. Syracuse is called the salt city. PB Blaster and the impact are mandatory for any project around here. Plus a healthy supply of stainless steel and brass hardware so the next time won't be so bad. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 12:25:29 PM EDT
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I hate struts, I always picture both clamps breaking loose at the same time and turning the bastard into a brain seeking missile. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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shocks are super easy, if they're struts it's little more involved. I hate struts, I always picture both clamps breaking loose at the same time and turning the bastard into a brain seeking missile. that's why I use four clamps. 
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Posted: 1/25/2014 12:31:50 PM EDT
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it obviously varies from vehicle to vehicle, but a combination of a pivoting head ratcheting wrench (like so) and large vice grips to rotate the shock itself works very well. Sawzall sometimes required.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 12:41:12 PM EDT
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Spray bolts/nuts with WD40 or something, I broke the bottom bolt on my front lower A arm on my dodge taking it off, and that's all I got to say about that.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 2:51:27 PM EDT
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Got tools. get to work.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 3:00:23 PM EDT
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Unbolt shocks, bolt new ones on. Piece of cake, for the rear anyway. Does it have coils or leafs in the front? Dude. I am from NY. Syracuse is called the salt city. PB Blaster and the impact are mandatory for any project around here. Plus a healthy supply of stainless steel and brass hardware so the next time won't be so bad. This. ^^^ And never seize. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 3:02:27 PM EDT
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If you cannot safely handle a strut compressor, you have NO friggin' business with a gun.
If you can handle a loaded weapon; keep your booger hook off of the bullet button until you're ready to fire, not muzzle sweep anyone, and utilize front and rear sights to hit a target at 10 yards, you can safely handle a strut compressor. See YouTube for instructions and use your good judgment. Wild strut stories are mostly crap concocted by people without a clue, or unscrupulous mechanics who are trying to convince people not to do a gravy DIY fix because they charge lots of money for it. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 3:04:43 PM EDT
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It is not struts unless I am missing something . It should be a shock completely separate from the spring.
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Posted: 1/25/2014 6:10:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: From what I can find in google image search it wouldn't be needed. The shocks sit outside the coil. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: "Rent" a coil compressor from Autozone to do the fronts. Piece of cake. ETA: Replace fronts with Bilstein 5100's to level off front-end if you haven't done anything with it to this point. From what I can find in google image search it wouldn't be needed. The shocks sit outside the coil. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 6:12:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A sawzall with a three inch metal cutting blade is a nice accessory to have when replacing truck shocks. At least that's been the case for me. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 6:14:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'll give you that one. Tough old bitch just starts up when needed and gets me and my trailer where I need to go. 250k on the clock and just got a new clutch, hopefully I can get another 100k out of it before something major happens. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Extremely easy on that vintage superduty, hardest part is if neccessary holding the hex on the shock body while backing off the top nut, with air tools it's less than 1/2 an hour all the way around. If an '05 is vintage what does that make my '95 Powerstroke? Underpowered. Yet reliable. I'll give you that one. Tough old bitch just starts up when needed and gets me and my trailer where I need to go. 250k on the clock and just got a new clutch, hopefully I can get another 100k out of it before something major happens. |
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Posted: 1/25/2014 6:25:22 PM EDT
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Do it like this
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