2006-08 Dodge Ram 1500 Front & Rear 4 Piece Complete Shock Assembly & Shock Absorber Kit TRQ SBA60403

1. step 1 : Removing the Wheel 0:52

   • Loosen the 22mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
   • Pry off the center cap with a pick
   • Loosen the axle nut with a 35mm socket and breaker bar
   • Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
   • Secure the vehicle on jack stands
   • Remove the lug nuts
   • Pull off the wheel

2. step 2 : Removing the Spring Assembly 1:55

   • Remove the bottom bolt from the strut with a 24mm socket and a 21mm wrench
   • Leave the nut even on the end of the bolt
   • Hammer the bolt out with a hammer
   • Tap the end of the stud without damaging it to remove the bolt
   • When the bolt has pushed out far enough, remove it with a 21mm socket and three or more wrenches to the bolt
   • Have an assistant turn down the control arm while you remove the bolt
   • Remove the three nuts on the top of the strut with a 15mm wrench
   • Remove the two 21mm bolts securing the caliper bracket to the spindle
   • Secure the caliper with a bungee chord
   • Remove the rotor
   • Loosen the bottom of the upper ball joint with a 22mm wrench
   • Remove the nut
   • Carefully hammer the knuckle to remove the ball joint
   • Hold the hub still with a pry bar
   • Remove the 35mm axle nut
   • Disconnect the wheel speed sensor connector
   • Pry off the sensor connectors from the control arm
   • Remove the sway bar with an 18mm wrench on the hex and an 18mm socket and ratchet to remove the nut on the bottom
   • Knock the CV axle out of the hub with a hammer
   • Pry the lower control arm down and out of the sway bar
   • Push down on the spindle and pull the spring assembly down and out

3. step 3 : Installing the Spring Assembly 8:28

   • Remove the three 15mm nuts from the leveling spacer on the old strut assembly
   • Transfer the leveling spacer to the new assembly
   • Torque the 15mm nuts to 45 foot-pounds
   • Insert the strut into place
   • Align the bolts on the top of the strut mount into the frame
   • Tighten 15mm nuts on the top of the strut
   • Torque the nuts to 45 foot-pounds
   • Insert the bottom of the sway bar link into the control arm
   • Hand tighten the lower nut
   • Hold the joint with a 15mm wrench
   • Tighten the 15mm nut with a socket and ratchet
   • Insert a pry bar into the slot on the lower control arm and pry the strut over the bushing
   • Hammer a punch into the strut and bolt hole
   • Line up the strut to the bolt hole with the punch
   • Hammer the bolt into the bottom of the strut
   • Hand-tighten the bolt, and do not fully tighten
   • Line up the axle into the hub
   • Hand tighten the 35mm axle nut
   • Insert the upper ball joint into the spindle
   • Tighten the 21mm ball joint nut
   • Torque the upper control arm nut to 40 foot-pounds and add 90 degrees
   • Insert the harness into the control arm
   • Reconnect the harness
   • Jack up underneath the control arm to put the load on the suspension
   • Torque the strut bolt to 155 foot-pounds
   • Release the suspension load
   • Insert the rotor into place
   • Insert the brake caliper onto the rotor
   • Tighten the 21mm bolts to the caliper
   • Torque the caliper bolts to 130 foot-pounds

4. step 4 : Reattaching the Wheel 13:33

   • Slide the wheel into place
   • Start the lug nuts by hand
   • Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
   • Lower the vehicle to the ground
   • Tighten the hub nut to 185 foot-pounds
   • Replace the center cap
   • Tighten the lug nuts to 135 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern

Tools needed for replacement

• General Tools

  Hammer

  Jack Stands

  Pick

  Center Punch

  Floor Jack

  Assistant

• Materials, Fluids, and Supplies

  Bungee Cord

• Ratchets & Related

  Socket Extensions

  Torque Wrench

  Ratchet

  1/2 Inch Breaker Bar

• Screwdrivers & Related

  Pry Bar

  Flat Blade Screwdriver

• Sockets - Metric

  35mm Socket

  15mm Socket

  21mm Socket