Shock/Strut install help!!!!

[deftsound]

Ok so i got some new tokico hp shocks and struts and they didnt come with bumpstops or dirt boots.

So i guess I need to re-use my old ones. My question is has anyone else ran into this same problem and had to use their old bumpstops or boots? Its very frustrating cause now i have to take the damn struts out for the third time to get this right

 

[hotstang_46]

I've had tokico's in the past couple months and now koni's....neither came with dust boots..

 

[deftsound]

I've had tokico's in the past couple months and now koni's....neither came with dust boots..

did your old ones work alright? any tips for removing them

 

[SaleenGT2001]

oldones work fine.you should just beable to slip them offwith a little force

 

[deftsound]

yea unfortunately i cant get the top nut off the factory struts

 

[Stang|ess]

yea unfortunately i cant get the top nut off the factory struts

use an impact gun, or if you don't have access to one, what I did was stick a crowbar in the top slit of the strut, then had a friend use a large crescent wrench to break the nut free.

 

[SilverBullet00]

Id look at getting a cheap impact gun. It makes installing and removing the shocks/struts WAY easier.

 

[Blinkstang]

Id look at getting a cheap impact gun. It makes installing and removing the shocks/struts WAY easier.

+1

I couldn't get the nut off the strut either when I was swapping mine way back when. So I went and bought a cordless impact from Harbor Freight. Worked like a charm. I've used it a million times now, on all my suspension work, brakes, wheels, etc...

This is the one I purchased - LINK

 

[[BlackDiamond]]

I got D-Specs on mine, also didnt come with dust boots or bump stop. I didnt want to use the open bottom stock dust boot, so I bought aftermarket dust boots from a local parts shop and then attached them to the stock bumpstop and made it all work with the tokico.

Zap straps are your friend if you go my route. (strong ones)