I've researched this job for at least 40 hours over the last year, and there was not a single mention of jacking up the car or removing the wheels.
The tires are not in the way, and making it higher would not be of any help. A lift would help, but jacking 1 foot makes little difference when you're still on back.

 

Use a pry bar to get the shock off, that bolt is welded in place

 

The stud is welded to the axle, it's not moving. The shock slides off the end of the stud.

No tires and lifting it up as little as a few inches gives you room to sit underneath, beats the snot out of lying on your back.

 

If I recall bolt stays shock comes off...
A swat on the shock with the steel hammer should break it loose, if not easy enough put a little heat to it.

 

Damn, no wonder! Thanks!

I don't own a pry bar, but I'll add that to my huge HF shopping list.
I'll try to use a wrench or pipe or hammer.

Heading back out!

 

Big effin' screwdrivers work too

 

A good framing hammer better leverage.

 

To say anything of the fact the shock will be at full unloaded travel and a bit more co-operative, especially on installation.

 

If you jack up the rear axle it will take the load off the shocks, ie you can push them in with your hands a little to get them to be neutral against the bolt, use a big pipe, wrench, etc to actually push them off, then proceed with the upper bolts

 

Your welcome...one piece of advice: grow some thicker skin, bro...no need to send me nastygrams, just get a bit more of a sense of humor...more flies with honey and vinegar type of thing...good luck

 

Dude.

If the shock is in the way cut it the hell out of there. It's toasted anyways.

You got one bolt out up top? Cut the shock in half. Bend the piece that goes between the two upper shock holes down and slide the shock over to the left and just take it down. Then you have access to the other bolt.

It doesn't matter if you strip out the nuts that are up there. You're using new bolts and hardware.

 

Screw driver and bfh hit it on collar ....

 

Hit the shock with a BFH. Not the bolt.

 

I wonder how many threads before he is done.