Getting some KYB's

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Ordered some KYB Gas-a-Just shocks for the Grand Am...Been noticing the rear making thud noise when going over bumps or dips in the road/parking lots. So I did the ol push down trick,sure enough it didn't take much force to make the rear bottom out. It was a slow motion to,should be a quick quiet rebound. Should be here Monday,ordered them from TireRack,got my tires from them,they have pretty good service.

[Matt95GT]

Grab yourself some PB Blast for the lower nuts, and wear knuckle protection. :lol:

Otherwise, it's a really quick change, and the Gas-a-just shocks work quite well.

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Yea Im going to pick up a can of Pb Blaster. I have some air tools to get those nuts loose so hopefully I don't get those bleeding knuckles:D

[jonnythan]

Just for another data point, I did the rear shocks in my 98 SE a couple of years ago and had no problems at all. No scraped knuckles, no WD-40 or PB blaster. Just a socket wrench and a breaker bar.

[thegrimone]

Its all about the air ratchet... and a lift. I'm doing all 4 this week, if the front goes smoothly then all 4 in one evening.

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Originally posted by thegrimone
Its all about the air ratchet... and a lift. I'm doing all 4 this week, if the front goes smoothly then all 4 in one evening.

yea,the first time I ever did the front suspension it took me a good afternoon,started on the rear then finished up the next day,mainly putting things back together,everything was in.

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Wow,talking about blown shocks! I compressed the old ones,they wouldn't even push back out,lol,not to mention I was having some noise as well.

I put the KYB's in,talking about much more responsive. I definately recommend not cheaping out on cheap shocks like I did the first time. They only lasted a couple years. I don't know how long they are supposed to last but seems not very long

[Blackhawk]

I know Monroe says to replace struts/shocks after 50,000 for the best quality, so that's less than 5 years if you go 12,000/year.

[ManktheTank19]

I also had KYB gas shocks instlled and they felt great. They did aqueak after the install so we spray some oil and everything is great.

The one think I hate is that the rattling noise in the das is worse now after the suspension overhaul.

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Originally posted by Blackhawk
I know Monroe says to replace struts/shocks after 50,000 for the best quality, so that's less than 5 years if you go 12,000/year.

well they sure as hell didn't last that long,lol