Installing load adj. shocks, 94 Burb
Trying to install Monroe load adjusting shocks in the back of the 94 Suburban. Got them bolted in on the top, but the bottoms hang so low that jacking up the body still leaves it 2" below the mounting...
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got it!!!!
jacking the body up leaving the wheels on the ground didn't work cause the wheels would start to come off the ground before the shock eye was in position.
Found a YouTube video showing that after jacking the body up as far as possible with the floor jack, then you place a small hydraulic jack between the top of the axle and body, then jack the body and axle apart which brought the bottom of the shock into alignment with the bracket. Worked great cause the bottom of the jack sat on a flat spot on top of the axle where it contacts the rubber bumper. The top of the jack fit perfectly to the side of the bumper on a ridge that fit the indentation in the jack top.
Had to watch to make sure I didn't stretch the brake lines too far. Just made it.
jacking the body up leaving the wheels on the ground didn't work cause the wheels would start to come off the ground before the shock eye was in position.
Found a YouTube video showing that after jacking the body up as far as possible with the floor jack, then you place a small hydraulic jack between the top of the axle and body, then jack the body and axle apart which brought the bottom of the shock into alignment with the bracket. Worked great cause the bottom of the jack sat on a flat spot on top of the axle where it contacts the rubber bumper. The top of the jack fit perfectly to the side of the bumper on a ridge that fit the indentation in the jack top.
Had to watch to make sure I didn't stretch the brake lines too far. Just made it.
