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IAMICHABOD
Nov 24, 2012Explorer II
On the subject of shock absorbers. On replaceing mine with Bilsteins,
I have to thank the engineers at Chevy on makeing it so much easier than on the Fords. On the front it was very easy.Just push the rubber inner fender aside and there was easy access to the top of the shock,then to the bottom and 2 bolts and they were out. I didn't even have to remove the front wheels. I had them all replaced in less than 2 hours.Front and rear.
On my daily driver,which was a E250 Econoline. When I changed the shocks it was an all day task. The drivers side was almost impossable to get to, I spent almost allday on the chore.(of course there was a lot of breaks to reassess my decision and bang things and have a beer) What a PITA.
I now see why most people take them to a shop and pay someone else to do it.
I have to thank the engineers at Chevy on makeing it so much easier than on the Fords. On the front it was very easy.Just push the rubber inner fender aside and there was easy access to the top of the shock,then to the bottom and 2 bolts and they were out. I didn't even have to remove the front wheels. I had them all replaced in less than 2 hours.Front and rear.
On my daily driver,which was a E250 Econoline. When I changed the shocks it was an all day task. The drivers side was almost impossable to get to, I spent almost allday on the chore.(of course there was a lot of breaks to reassess my decision and bang things and have a beer) What a PITA.
I now see why most people take them to a shop and pay someone else to do it.
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