} From: Edgar Perez <edgarperez@worldnet.att.net>
} Subject: DML: Front and Rear shock replacement
}
} Questions on shocks. I have a 95 with 80k plus miles on it. I bought it
} used. How can I tell if the shocks have been changed?
} Also, it looks simple to change them, (I have never done it) but is there
} anything that would prevent a newbie from changing his own shocks, like
} alignment or something?
Replacing shocks is easy. The rears are trivial, the fronts are a
little awkward, but it is a good newbie project. The two nuts on the
top of the fronts don't have much room around them. You may need to buy
a cheap wrench and cut it shorter. It helps to have a third hand to get
the bottom of the fronts bolted in, but either get a friend to help or
use a bottle jack, or just swear a lot.
I recommend KYBs. They cost more than Monroes, but they are worth every
penny. They are much cheaper than Bilstiens.
-- Frank Ball 1UR-M frankb@sr.hp.com (707) 794-4168 work Hewlett Packard (707) 794-3038 fax (707) 538-3693 home 1212 Valley House Drive Kawi KDX200, Yamaha XT350 YZF600R Seca 750 Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 '95 Dakota SLT Club Cab V8 5-Speed 2WD
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