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Hello all, new to this forum. I have a 96 Monty 3.0 ls, with 201,XXX miles. Recently a oil change guy recommended the shocks be changed. When I went into a couple of places in San Fran, where I like, they wanted close to 1.2 hours labor for the fronts, and maybe more for the rears.

I"m not against paying for what I can't do myself, but c'mon, isn't this just 2 bolts, top and bottom? Am I missign anythign here, besides the guy pulling the tire, there's a top not and a bottom bolt.

Can people here comment and encourage or warn me about doign this myself?

Many thanks.

Henry


I haven't done the shocks on a gen II yet but I have done them on gen I's before and if it's similar it will be 'uber' easy (1 on a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the most difficult).

You'll just need to unscrew couple of bolts after you jack up the vehicle & remove the tire. Also, don't rely on the jack. Use jack stands.

You may need to find a way to prevent the shock from expanding before you put it on and this may be the most difficult part. I used string and a screw driver but you can also use a coat hanger, wire, etc. Then once one of the ends is in place, cut/remove the strap and guide the loose end into position as the shock expands.

HTH.

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