Re: What do I need to know to change shocks?

Posted by Ross On 2011/3/14 19:23:53

A tip for the rear shocks is to undo the bottoms first. Then, instead of trying to wrench off the top nut in the limited and awkward space available, hold the top nut still with a box wrench and then spin the shock with a vice grip or by hand.

Picking up on something you said in a post a while back, I'm wondering if your key ride problem is that your car sits too low--judging by the photo by your name, I'd say it certainly does. It looks like its almost sitting on its snubbers. While you have her up on the lift take a look at the vertical pins that are just next to the front shocks, count the number of grooves on them and report back.

Nothing will spoil the ride of a TL car like (1) bad upper inner bushings, or (2)sitting too low as a result of sagged bars.