If you are in the upper-midwest, just know that the process for this is the same.... except you'll need to spray penetrating on litterally everything the day before you attempt this. You will also need a torch, a cutoff wheel, and 4 sticks of dynamite. Buy all the mounting hardware beforehand... you will not be able to reuse anything. Just go into it knowing everything will suck and be stuck and impossible.
And they charge you a 150 dollars per shock to put them on now. Note, if you miss the hole when your putting the shock on, then put a jack on the frame and jack it up till the bolt fits in the hole.
That’s what happens when you pay a professional to do it. Everyone knows if you do anything yourself it’s going to be cheaper. Build a house yourself. Cook food yourself. If you go out to eat pizza they’re gonna charge you $25-$30 for that pizza but in reality it only cost them 3 to 5 dollars to make it
Thanks for the video, i'd forgotten how easy it was. I thought I had to use a jack on my old 69 custom 100 back in the day but that might have been because I snipped the retaining wires and primed them according to the stupid instructions on the box. BTW those HB gloves are tough aren't they. I was working on my 83 f150 carburetor and accidentally got some carb cleaner on my hands and those gloves melted on my hands 😆 Thanks again
Good stuff, much thank. In case any roamers are interested, check out WeberAuto's deconstruction, and demonstrations on manual/automatic transmissions. Not necessarily related to shocks, but, worth a mention
Man, I’m envious of people who live in areas where they can work on old trucks like this without spending half their time fighting with rust.
If you are in the upper-midwest, just know that the process for this is the same.... except you'll need to spray penetrating on litterally everything the day before you attempt this. You will also need a torch, a cutoff wheel, and 4 sticks of dynamite. Buy all the mounting hardware beforehand... you will not be able to reuse anything. Just go into it knowing everything will suck and be stuck and impossible.
Exact same in the northeast. Just replaced the rear tank filler tube on my 96 f150 yesterday. Still getting rust out of my ears.
Dang I'm in Texas... I hope i don't have these issues!
You make it look easy!
And they charge you a 150 dollars per shock to put them on now. Note, if you miss the hole when your putting the shock on, then put a jack on the frame and jack it up till the bolt fits in the hole.
That’s what happens when you pay a professional to do it. Everyone knows if you do anything yourself it’s going to be cheaper. Build a house yourself. Cook food yourself. If you go out to eat pizza they’re gonna charge you $25-$30 for that pizza but in reality it only cost them 3 to 5 dollars to make it
This video is better than you even know , tanks man
Of course man. I’m glad it helped
Very helpful, now I know what I'm going to do today thanks man for the good video 🤙🏼
Thanks, I have to replace mine on the exact same truck.
Great job on the video! I going to do shocks front and back on my 1006 Ford F150. This is a very helpful. Thanks from New Mexico!
Glad to hear I could help. Sorry I don’t have a video on the front shocks. I lost some footage.
Excellent! Thanks!
Thanks for the video, i'd forgotten how easy it was. I thought I had to use a jack on my old 69 custom 100 back in the day but that might have been because I snipped the retaining wires and primed them according to the stupid instructions on the box.
BTW those HB gloves are tough aren't they. I was working on my 83 f150 carburetor and accidentally got some carb cleaner on my hands and those gloves melted on my hands 😆
Thanks again
Love the video! Please do the front!
I actually made a video on the fronts. But sadly I lost half the footage so I couldn’t do anything with what I had. I’m sorry
Thank you💯
Good video thanks man 👌🏼
Nice video!
Good stuff, much thank. In case any roamers are interested, check out WeberAuto's deconstruction, and demonstrations on manual/automatic transmissions. Not necessarily related to shocks, but, worth a mention
So you do not have to "prime" them first? Or jack up the diff a little?
Where can I get replacement bolts?
What's the bar that goes over the differential at 0:58? My 1990 F150 doesn't have this. Wondering if the PO removed it.
It's your sway bar
Do you have link for the those rear shocks?
What's the torque specs?
2-3 Ugga dugga’s or 60 foot pounds for the lower 30-40 for the upper
Its not called a rattle gun. Tools have specific names for a reason.
My apologies. I meant to say ugga dugga.
Impact but depending on where your working different names I'm sure I never heard the term rattle gun lol.but video was nice thanks
You seem like a fun person