front shock install

is there an easy way to get the front shocks inside the spring?? car currently has no front shocks.. just looking for some tips on how to get them in.. thanks guys.. Tom

There is an opening in the lower contol arm (where the bottom of the spring sits) through which you can insert the shock, top first.



Dan (don't leave home without them):D

i must have to have it jacked way up in the air??

Enough to get the shock into the opening. ;)

when i did it i didnt have it jacked up all that high but what i did was slide the shock through the bottom then put the top of the shock through one of the coils then rotated the shock up through the spring

Last time I did mine I had the front end raised about 4".
Compress the shock, slip it in through the bottom on the control arm. Easy cheasy.

is there an easy way to get the front shocks inside the spring?? car currently has no front shocks.. just looking for some tips on how to get them in.. thanks guys.. Tom

Shock goes in from the bottom. Do not install it with the mount in side the spring.
The lower shock mount uses the bottom of the lower control arm as a stiffener and the bolts are not strong enough for different mounting.

thanks guys.. guys at work told me the same info... jack it up a ways compress spring and slap it in the bottom..