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shocks question - 1/8/2007 6:01:16 PM    ckebottle   Posts: 864 Joined: 9/22/2006 Status: offline I was thinking of buying some shocks from sparkplugs.com since they are having that sale.  Would I need just the front and rear shocks or do I need the strut mounts and boots?  And how hard is this of a diy?  Looks like the fronts are pretty easy to access but how about rear?  Remove a seat? Thanks guys! _____________________________ 99 accord ex 4cyl 4dr at 95 mercury grand marquis Post #: 1

RE: shocks question - 1/8/2007 6:06:00 PM    sir_nasty Posts: 6309 Joined: 2/23/2006 Status: offline Pretty easy job except for the springs.  You'll need a spring compressor for that (you can rent them or take it all in and a shop will do it for fairly cheap) Rear's are pretty easy as well.  The only "trouble spot" on this job is lining up the upper/lower mounts and springs etc. with the spring compressor.. _____________________________ 1981 Civic Station Wagon - ROhnda (Really Old Honda) 1981 Honda CB650 Motorcylce - WHEE What More can I say? 2000 Lexus RX 300 - Oooh baby my wife let me drive it once!! Quote: Life''''s great but it''''s not all beer and skittles (in reply to ckebottle) Post #: 2

RE: shocks question - 1/8/2007 6:22:25 PM    ckebottle   Posts: 864 Joined: 9/22/2006 Status: offline Oh darn....I thought I cld just unbolt everything attached to the shock and pull it out and then drop the new one in and rebolt.  Didn't realize I needed to compress the springs.   _____________________________ 99 accord ex 4cyl 4dr at 95 mercury grand marquis (in reply to sir_nasty) Post #: 3

RE: shocks question - 1/8/2007 6:25:41 PM    sir_nasty Posts: 6309 Joined: 2/23/2006 Status: offline Unfortunetly you will, however you can rent or buy the spring compressors for next to nothing or just remove all 4 of them and take them in with the new shocks/struts to a dealership and they'd probably do all 4 of them for $40-$80... I was in a bind once and paid to have the suspension swapped out (yes there is a difference between front and rear springs and H&R uses a great color scheme that I knew nothing about to designate that....) they charged me $250.00 in labor _____________________________ 1981 Civic Station Wagon - ROhnda (Really Old Honda) 1981 Honda CB650 Motorcylce - WHEE What More can I say? 2000 Lexus RX 300 - Oooh baby my wife let me drive it once!! Quote: Life''''s great but it''''s not all beer and skittles (in reply to ckebottle) Post #: 4

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