Replacing Shocks - How much time.

I put Bilstein 4600's on my 2015 Chevy 2500HD. Pulling the wheels off is the hardest part. I raised my truck up and put tree trunks under the frame (hadn't split them into firewood yet). I put liquid wrench on the nuts for a few minutes and the nuts came right off. I timed it when it was time to rotate the tires, killed 2 birds with one stone. You'll love the Bilsteins!

librty02 wrote:
All depends on the vehicle. Some trucks front ends have coil over shocks which will take a lot longer.

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He mentioned having a Chevy 2500HD. GM is IFS, not coilovers.

^ And I've got a bunny with a pancake on it's head!

Considering how poor most roads are today, my benchmark for shock replacement is 60K miles.

Spray the bolts the day before you plan on doing the job.

SidecarFlip wrote:
Don't Chevy's have coil over struts in the front?

No, torsion bars on the HD’s.

Like said above,, Its a straight forward job,, After you do the first one,, the others go fast!
I would rate it a three Beer job! Well,, Ok,, If you are going to document it and take pits,, and then admire it,,maybe a four beer job!

A 2500 is simple to do! Enjoy!

Don't Chevy's have coil over struts in the front?

Thanks for replies - got shocks in UPS yesterday - will do next week ... :)

did my 04.5 silverado in a couple of hours, similar on the 2015. On the chevy it's a pretty straightforward job.