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Hi All, one of my winter projects is to replace the front lever shocks in my '39 Six. A P.O. has jury rigged a pair of tube shocks as a 'cheap fix' for the worn out lever units original to the car. I will send mine to Apple Hydraulics in New York and get them to bebuild - my question is: How big/difficult a task is it to R&R them?? I have perused the pictures on Apple's site and it would appear there are 4 significant bolts holding the body to the frame and 1 large bolt throught the 'upright spindle' (not sure of the nomenclature here) that need to be removed to get the shock free. Other than these being on there since Roman times and probably horribly frozen, is there anything else one needs to do to effect removal?? I intend on jacking the front end up so as to compress the spring - is this correct or would I be 'loading' the connections?? Any tips from 'those who have done it' would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Chris