How the hell did you get to the front shock, top nut (red item)! There is a black piece of hard-plastic (see arrow) in front of the damn thing!:banghead:
I know I am going to get roasted for this question :hide:
I have ordered the bolt-set referenced in this link, as the "clunk" noise in the rear of my Jeep (after the install of an adj trackbar, following a lift) is attributed to the "stock bolt size" of the trackbar!
If you think the top shock nut is tough to get to...I found one that's worse than that...it's the nut on center band clamp on the exhaust. The clamp is tack welded to the pipe and the nut is on top against the floorboard/frame. The must have tightened the clamp on the assembly line without the body on. I gave up on that one!!!
And Willie, the front shocks are biotches. The plastic actually folds toward the wheel, we pulled it and slid hand under it to reach the nut. Edit: Hand was basically in engine bay.
Photo of open-ended wrench on the shock nut. No problems fitting, you just gotta angle it a little. Once you get it on the nut, try turning the shock itself to loosen everything up. Your Jeep is new enough that you shouldn't have a problem with sticking...
Like kjeep suffered through.
You'll find a bunch of these little aggravations when you do your own wrenching. Just remember, as long as the final product works, you're good. All sorts of crap has to be trashed for an install, inside and outside of your Jeep.
Not looking to hijack thread but I have a question related to front shock removal on a 2012 JKUR. Im going to order the 2inch AEV spacer kit. I know you have to remove back shocks to mount extensions but fronts only get extension brackets on the bottoms of the shocks. Do you have to remove the shocks or can you just disconnect bottom bolts and compress the shock out of the way to mount the extensions. Id like to avoid taking the shocks out because of that difficult top nut.
And Willie, the front shocks are biotches. The plastic actually folds toward the wheel, we pulled it and slid hand under it to reach the nut. Edit: Hand was basically in engine bay.
Yep, way tight on space, some mow-ron designed that mess.. Had fun changing out shock boots from black to red... done!
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