RE: re:shocks

From: Edgar Perez (edgarperez@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Tue Jun 16 1998 - 09:33:30 EDT


Thanks for the reply. Any particular brand KYB? Where do you get those,
like a Pep Boys or mail order?

>From the Cyber-desk of ............... edgarperez@writeme.com
'95 SLT CC 4x4 V6 Auto DDBC Extang Saber Tonneau

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net] On Behalf Of E. Frank Ball
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 12:30 AM
To: dakota
Subject: DML: re:shocks

} 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.

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