Thread: Need Some Information!!!! Please!!! Shock Installation Questions???

Just received my Bilsteins from eShocks for my F550 Super Duty and going to attempt the install myself in my driveway. I've read a few things on installing them and my concern is pretty much all the material I've read begins with putting the truck on a vehicle lift. Obviously (or maybe not) I don't have a lift in my driveway so my questions are....

Can a guy install shocks with a floor jack/bottle jack or does the suspension have to hang free (no Load) in order to remove and replace the shocks?

If it is possible to do (I know it must be) where abouts should I place the jacks and what should I expect to encounter when removing the shocks and replacing with the new?

Any Tricks or procedures That will assist me in my new adventure would be greatly appreciated quys.

thanks

Les

Shocks are simple. You just remove the old ones and install the new ones. They aren't tensioned like a spring. Just pull them out of the box and then you'll understand. All the load is on the leafs. No need to put the truck on stands.

thanks Mr. Adam Sir..........my brain was sorta leaning towards that thought of the springs "NOT" carrying any of the load but rather dampening the trucks ride so figured it SHOULD be a pretty straight forward repair. Guess I just needed a little reassurance that my Money Maker wasn't going to end up dead in my driveway due to my ignorance!!!! Thanks again.

Les