Replacing Shocks - How much time.

I put on the 2001 Rams 5100 in a tight garage, no jack wheels on in about two hours. Truck lived in the PNW zero corrosion.

monkey44 wrote:
No corrosion - Visit the Cape now, but live in Florida - this truck was bought in Florida and lived here most of its life ...

I'm just trying to plan the time so SIL can come over and give a hand. :)

Saturday at 10 AM, with a six pack for 3 PM and you should be in good shape.

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No corrosion - Visit the Cape now, but live in Florida - this truck was bought in Florida and lived here most of its life ...

I'm just trying to plan the time so SIL can come over and give a hand. :)

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
No rust; an hour to an hour and a half. Rust? Days to weeks! :B

And you are in Cape Cod, even if not for the winter, you will likely see some corrosion if the truck is over a couple of years old.

No rust; an hour to an hour and a half. Rust? Days to weeks! :B

Do a youtube search for pictures and sometimes some dang good tips for your particular year/model GM truck.

All depends on the vehicle. Some trucks front ends have coil over shocks which will take a lot longer. I've done rears on my trucks with never lifting or taking off the wheels just crawl under unbolt them and bolt the new ones in a half hour job at most for the rears.

A few hours. You can leave the tires on, just crank the steering wheel to one side for access. Spray the bolts with PB Blaster.

Using a floor jack and air tools, less than 2 hours to do all four replacing with Rancho 9000s on a 2015 2500HD. Easy job. Definitely take off the fronts.

I never timed myself but on the fronts definitely remove the wheels, make it easier.