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Originally Posted by Zipper 104
So, back to the install...I was under the impression that the 'Gorilla' nut everybody gripes about is the lower shock mount bolt, hence requiring the cheater bar. Reading your thread it now sounds like getting the top nut on the shock column undone is the tough part. Is that right?
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Well the nut on top of the shock was the only one I had trouble with. I do agree that one of the lower arm nuts is difficult and requires a 24" breaker bar and short socket due to limited access but I don't think it was the lower shock nut. I use impact guns for disassembly everywhere I can and it took the nuts off lickety-split.
But without the impact gun a breaker bar is required unless one likes things to be more difficult than they need to be. Sixty ft lbs is tough to break with a 3/8" ratchet or even a 1/2".