I have about 2/3 weeks before I can do this, it looks pretty straight forward. I am scheduling a weekend, Murphy is a big fan of mine.

• But is there any way to check the isolators in the rear before taking the springs out.
• same in the front the rubber spring "locator"
• Visually checked the tower they look solid - thanks West Coast
• PB's all the bolts etc.

Any thing for odds and ends or known bolt failures, that I should have as just in case spares.

Also manifold to exhaust pipe gasket is that thing just generic, drivers side looks dodgy and I have an exhaust leak on that side. Seeing as it has bolts my bet is the seal is no good.

 

Can't really check the condition of the rear isolators without removing the spring

Lots of blocks of wood - you need to get the frame high up in the air
2-3 bottle jacks
floor jack - I also have a cross beam adapter from Harbor Freight that makes jacking a whole end up super easy
set of jack stands
(maybe) spring compressors - I seem to need them every time, especially on the last job w/ 2" pucks

New nuts for the shock towers (x8)
New nut for the front upper shock mount (x2)

For durability I switched to the Terrafirma metal front upper cones and tossed the rubber ones. I also added rear isolators to these

Use original shock bolts as they have some sort of thread taper on them to make locating the shock into the mount much easier.