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KCmustangboy
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How easy is it to change the rear shocks on a 94 gt? I have ramps and a jack and everything and I can swap a t5 no prob just never done it. Do I need any help or is this a easy one? anyone have directions on how to do it? Thanks, Casey
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Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002
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KCmustangboy
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Anybody?
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Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002
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BlackNGold
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Rear shocks????...There is a bolt at the bottom and a nut at the top...The hardest thing is taking your truck panels out to get to the upper nut...
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Posts: 5132 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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1Sicgt
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Yeah, its easy. You will need a small wrench to hold the top of the shock shaft from spinning, while you loosen the top nut. Other than that. Its gravy. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Posts: 8145 | From: Hitting the Apex | Registered: Jan 2002
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KCmustangboy
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Sweet so do I do it with the car on ramps or jack stands on the axles?
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03 Cobra... Factory long block, with Whipple and AED tune... 812rwhp 10.0s @ 140... almost there!
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Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002
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98slowhoe 'FIFTYLX'
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put jack stands under the your subframes if you have them or under the torque box area like usual and let the rear end hang and put a jack under the pumpkin as you will need to adjust the jack just a little to be able to wiggle the bolts out the top and bottom.
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Posts: 4206 | From: Folsom | Registered: Feb 2002
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I just swapped some bilsteins onto my notch last week and I did it in roughly 30 minutes, just jacked it up by the pumpkin, put jackstands under the axle by the ends, then unbolted the bottom shock bolts, then the tops.
I used the floorjack to compress the shocks enough to fit into the lower mounting brackets as I couldn't compress the bilsteins by hand like the OE shocks that came off. Needless to say the bilstein shock/strut swap was an improvement ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003
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KCmustangboy
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Thanks for the advice guys!
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03 Cobra... Factory long block, with Whipple and AED tune... 812rwhp 10.0s @ 140... almost there!
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Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002
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TRIXSNK
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Originally posted by BlackNGold:
Rear shocks????...There is a bolt at the bottom and a nut at the top...The hardest thing is taking your truck panels out to get to the upper nut...
The hardest things for me are getting the panels BACK IN! LOL
Piece of cake
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Posts: 3740 | From: Bay Area | Registered: May 2003
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9lbpony
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If you put in adjustable shocks - do your self a favor and "slit" the trunk panels. That way you don't have to remove them to get to the adjustments (assuming it's at the top like the Tokikos)
In normal use you'll never know the trunk panel has been cut.
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since ou have a new mustang your fiance should forget about the 90lx and then i can buy it ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Posts: 6280 | From: Winters | Registered: Feb 2002
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KCmustangboy
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Originally posted by TRIXSNK:
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Originally posted by BlackNGold:
Rear shocks????...There is a bolt at the bottom and a nut at the top...The hardest thing is taking your truck panels out to get to the upper nut...
The hardest things for me are getting the panels BACK IN! LOL
Piece of cake
It was done it a matter a mintues it seemed no problem, thanks for the advice guys. and I do agree the panels are they hardest part of the whole damn thing.
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03 Cobra... Factory long block, with Whipple and AED tune... 812rwhp 10.0s @ 140... almost there!
WWW.AEDHP.COM
Posts: 1691 | From: San Jose, CA | Registered: Oct 2002
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