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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by belvedere
There is NO WAY you guys replaced your shocks so quickly and easily - just ask Bimmer Jeep!
And the did it blindfolded and one hand tied behind there back too. Even with out the them being all rusted it would take that short of time
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 08:26 PM
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Using heat and a impact got it done in about 15min even all rusted out yea you take a chance by the tank but whats the point of life if you dont live on the edge
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by salad
Popping them out and drilling them out are totally different things. My Jeep's PO DRILLED OUT what was left above the cross member, instead of using a punch, and it's impossible to fish anything longer than 1" through there now. With the lock washers I had to use a hemostat to hold the bolt so I could thread a nut onto it lol
Ahhh, hahahaha. No no. Don't drill it then. Drill INTO it, insert metal punch, hit punch with hammer, knock old mounting hardware off. Ha ha. It still took a while, but it wasn't difficult. Kind of like how RISK takes 10 hours but is still easy.
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 10:57 PM
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lol yeah. I was pretty pissed off, I was prepare to punch everything out and then the bolts just kinda flopped around... WTF?
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 11:00 PM
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I live in California where we don't have seasons and snow is something you visit. I'm a block from the ocean though, so rust is a slight issue. I was able to do all 4 of my shocks in about half a Saturday. I'm pretty sure I changed out the original shocks. I was able to compress them with zero effort with one hand. It rides so much better now.
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 01:50 AM
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Originally Posted by salad
... I had to use a hemostat to hold the bolt so I could thread a nut onto it...l
I use quite a lot of medical equipment on my Jeep....but that's because of my profession
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 03:10 AM
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Yeah RTorrez1 the bottom of my Cherokee is rusted out. It barely passed last inspection. It's a shame because if it wasn't for the rust, I think it could go for 5 more years. The engine and tranny still run great.

In August I plan to get a newer Cherokee.
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 95ck
Yeah RTorrez1 the bottom of my Cherokee is rusted out. It barely passed last inspection. It's a shame because if it wasn't for the rust, I think it could go for 5 more years. The engine and tranny still run great. In August I plan to get a newer Cherokee.
part it out if its in that kind of condition why bring it to a jy and waste a good engine and tranny you could get almost double of what the jy will give you for that drivetrain alone
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