Stock front shock replacement

[Neskie Crawler]

Hey guys. Noticed my right front fender is 1" lower than the left all of a sudden. Spring is fine. Is it easy to replace ( just swap-out ) stock shocks, and of course , I'll do both I've never replaced a shock absorber on any vehicle, do they need to be compressed, any special tools required? Thanks so much.

 

[derekmac]

A bad shock won't cause it to lose any height. But to answer your question, they are very easy to replace and need no special tools.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Shocks don't set the ride height, the springs do. You've got a sagging spring.

 

[Northwood]

Spring is your issue, not shocks.
Beat me to it lol

 

[Neskie Crawler]

Ok thanks for the super fast response! I never would have guessed causeit seemingly happened fast and is not broken. The spring is probably more difficult to replace than a shock, as they ARE under tension, I'll get my "guy" to replace both in the front. You guys are all awesome, really.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Springs are not under tension once you jack the Jeep up by the frame.

 

[Neskie Crawler]

Thanks for the info Jerry. This really helps me out, Im excited into looking to do this myself now. And now I am thinking the tj has independent suspension-is it ok to replace just one spring, ot both and basically speaking, should a replacement go fairly smooth?

 

[Rob5589]

Remove the shocks, loosen the track bar and control arms, jack it up and the springs will literally fall out. Super easy swap. You need to do both springs.

 

[derekmac]

You'll want to replace them in pairs. It's not a difficult job, but is more intensive than just replacing shocks. Youtube can be a great resource for things like this. I've searched for how to vids many times for things I wasn't sure of.