AMC Eagle Den Forum

The Shop => Suspension, Steering, Brakes, Wheels & Tires => Topic started by: nipper on January 12, 2013, 09:11:12 PM

Title: front shocks
Post by: nipper on January 12, 2013, 09:11:12 PM
Help!! Do you remove shock towers under hood to replace front shocks on my 83 Eagle?
Title: Re: front shocks
Post by: Amc1320 on January 12, 2013, 09:49:18 PM
Yes,

Plus the two nuts at the bottom of the shock

Title: Re: front shocks
Post by: vangremlin on January 12, 2013, 09:57:41 PM
I don't think you need to remove the entire shock towers.  You only have to remove the bracket on the top, along with the two nuts at the bottom.
Title: Re: front shocks
Post by: Amc1320 on January 12, 2013, 10:33:02 PM
Yes sorry, not the whole tower, just the black cap looking thing that has the shock bolt sticking up thru it, it's like 5 or six nuts and it comes right off

Spray paint it while it's off, makes it look new!
Title: Re: front shocks
Post by: vangremlin on January 12, 2013, 10:34:43 PM
Quote from: Amc1320 on January 12, 2013, 10:33:02 PM
Spray paint it while it's off, makes it look new!

Good idea!
Title: Re: front shocks
Post by: nipper on January 12, 2013, 10:37:51 PM
It looks like two different answers do you remove just the center nut on the shock, or remove the 3 or 4 nuts on the shock tower.
Thank you
Title: Re: front shocks
Post by: Amc1320 on January 12, 2013, 10:43:02 PM
Both

The nut at the top is the top of the shock