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I posted this on another board, but I figure the more ideas the better. Ive pretty much decided that Im gonna replace my shocks in a week or two and was gonna do it myself. Ive looked at several posts and one step-by-step DIY story at www.yearone.com, but still have a question about something I havent seen anyone mention. Ok, I know that the shocks on my car have the spring around the shock, and that I have to take bolts out from under the hood and the lower a arm...and that I'll need a coil spring compressor to get the springs off. Does the lower spring perch (the cup that the bottom of the spring sits on) thats on the shock tube come off? If so how? or does the new shock come with at least that much? I just dont want to take my front end apart and then not be able to remount the springs onto the shock or get the old perchs off to reuse them. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Shock related question
once you get the spring off the shock the lower perch will slide off the top of the shock, might need a little persuasion but that is what you will use, you will also re-use the enire upper part of the spring retainer-Brad
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Re: Shock related question
Yah, the perch sits on a snap ring, so it just lifts off.Drivetrain Moderator - "There are no stupid questions, only stupid people!"
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