As the title says...I've never done this before. I assume it's a pretty easy job, but I don't want to make it harder by doing it wrong, so any tips would be appreciated.


Thanks.

 

If all you are doing are the shocks and the tires aren't coming off, no jack stands necessary. You might need to compress the shocks to get them in the mounts. I take a small flat bar (large flat head screwdriver works too) and wedge under the shock to help pull it in place.

If you have nitrogen charged shocks, you may want to put the vehicle where there is no weight on the tires (max droop), but that would take a might long jack stand.

 

I've done it either way. If you're replacing the shock with a longer one, sometimes it's easier if it's up so you can manipulate the axle up or down.

 

you can do it with your jeep on the ground. if you have gas charged shocks, it will take some muscle to get them in but nothing impossible.

 

Just do it on the ground, turn the front wheels to get easier access. you'll need a pair of 18mm wrenches for the lower mounts on all four shocks, and you'll reuse that hardware. I found that for the upper rears, a long extension with a 16mm socket and ratchet worked well, and you'll reuse the two bolts on each upper rear mount as well. The top nut on the front shocks won't be reused, as the new shock will come with a proper sized nut, usually a 9/16. A gearwrench works great for this nut, I think it was 16mm as well. Easy job, should take less than an hour with the right tools. Good luck.