[bigbruce]

yes, yes and yes. Do I need a spring compressor? Any how to videos? Thanks

 

[bigbruce]

Looks easy enough. Do you really think it needs an alignment if your just changing struts?

 

[bigbruce]

Powertechn2, with out loosening the lower control arms did you have enough room to get the strut assembly out of the truck? Was you vehicle a 2 or 4 wheel drive?

 

[bigbruce]

I am the original poster for this thread. I changed the struts last week and everything went smoothly. I used the weight of the truck to compress the springs on the install. I tried to do the swap without loosening the lower control arms but that did not work as I could not move them. Thanks for all advise!

 

[bigbruce]

Correct, just jack up the lower control arm and guide the shock through the top. Easily done with one person and a good jack!

 

[bigbruce]

Standard strut, i load motorcycles for a living so I didi not want it any higher!!