Difficulty
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Melting Slicks
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Difficulty
I've been eyeing a couple of C6 Z51 shocks that's on sale at the parts 4 sale section
I didn't pull the trigger yet because I didn't want to buy them if I won't be able to install them DIY. I installed my own sway bars and those are pretty simple. Now my question is. How hard are the shocks to install? And what's the ft/lbs of torque that I would need to tighten them. I got the tools just making sure I know the figures. Yes I did a search and it showed a lot of results which I kind off browsed thru and didn't find anything of what I'm about to do. A sticky would help greatly. Thanks!
I didn't pull the trigger yet because I didn't want to buy them if I won't be able to install them DIY. I installed my own sway bars and those are pretty simple. Now my question is. How hard are the shocks to install? And what's the ft/lbs of torque that I would need to tighten them. I got the tools just making sure I know the figures. Yes I did a search and it showed a lot of results which I kind off browsed thru and didn't find anything of what I'm about to do. A sticky would help greatly. Thanks!
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It's a 3 out of 5 IMO. 
If you have 2 ppl --- it's easier.
I found the hardest part was compressing the shocks to remove/install --- other than that it was pretty straight forward.
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If you have 2 ppl --- it's easier.I found the hardest part was compressing the shocks to remove/install --- other than that it was pretty straight forward.
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I've been eyeing a couple of C6 Z51 shocks that's on sale at the parts 4 sale section I didn't pull the trigger yet because I didn't want to buy them if I won't be able to install them DIY. I installed my own sway bars and those are pretty simple. Now my question is. How hard are the shocks to install? And what's the ft/lbs of torque that I would need to tighten them. I got the tools just making sure I know the figures. Yes I did a search and it showed a lot of results which I kind off browsed thru and didn't find anything of what I'm about to do. A sticky would help greatly. Thanks!
I didn't pull the trigger yet because I didn't want to buy them if I won't be able to install them DIY. I installed my own sway bars and those are pretty simple. Now my question is. How hard are the shocks to install? And what's the ft/lbs of torque that I would need to tighten them. I got the tools just making sure I know the figures. Yes I did a search and it showed a lot of results which I kind off browsed thru and didn't find anything of what I'm about to do. A sticky would help greatly. Thanks!
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