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Old 12-23-2004, 05:51 PM
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Installing Shocks

Anybody have any good links for installing front and rear shocks to a 4th gen. F-body (95 z28)? Lemme know, gonna be doing this soon, with some lowering springs as well.

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Old 12-23-2004, 05:58 PM
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Re: Installing Shocks

From Brent Franker's webpage:

http://www.houston-f-body.org/tech/shocks/index.htm
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Old 12-23-2004, 06:08 PM
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for the fronts, don't you have to have those ball joints replaced and etc ? just wondering, coz he didnt mention it.
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Re: Installing Shocks

rear seems pretty easy... i dunno about the fronts. Im good with most maintenaince, but that seems pretty tough. Thanks guys.
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Re: Installing Shocks

Originally Posted by mourningyou
for the fronts, don't you have to have those ball joints replaced and etc ? just wondering, coz he didnt mention it.
Replace ball joints only if needed. It's not mandatory. I've done the front shocks/springs at least three times. The hardest time was the first one.
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I did my front shocks this summer, the top nut was rusted and seized on, had to cut it off and there is a good chance you will have to also.
Use a good spring compressor and be carefull.
Also remember to have everything indexed properly on the front shocks so it will go back into the car easily.
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