Apparently changing shocks...

[ScotiaFE]

is a sport. Death or serious injury can result.



The new shocks.
I normally advocate the best shocks you can afford. These are the best I can afford.
There are even better ones than these, but they are out of my league.



Here are a couple of things I do to springs. The locator on the spring and perch and clamp plate do not always
fit snug. I sleeve the bolt and nut to have a slight press and this holds the spring nice and square.
I have sheared a spring pin and the result was not good.

 

I painted the top of the pin before I took the picture, but you can just see the thin wall sleeve.

[Nightmist66]

is a sport. Death or serious injury can result.

SEE YOUR VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR PROPER JACKING LOCATIONS AND SHOCK/SPRING REMOVAL TECHNIQUES.

Um, sure. Does it also tell me bearing clearances and torque procedures?

Wow, those are nice shocks! Howie, I agree with the center bolt fitment. Didn't your springs come with spacer sleeves to fit the spring perches? When I bought mine they did, however, I ended up using the the factory spring plates and new rubber insolators. I used an allen bolt for the center bolt that fit snug in the insolators and made some steel sleeve spacers to lengthen the bolt to go all the way to the top of the upper insolator in the spring plate to make it more stable.