sdebol

Yes, Hopkins! I hadn't gotten a bad vibe from them before this inquiry. Bought the Jeep from Park but this one is much closer for service...

Regarding your response, I'm a little confused. Do you mean you would just do the shocks? (you wrote NOT just do the shocks--but then you wrote you should never have to replace the springs).

Thanks!

Vladimer

One would think they would. They are either very dishonest and trying to take advantage of you, or they are really that dumb and I'd be afraid to give them any vehicle

nthinuf

I can understand working a lot or just preferring to have someone else do the install.

Just don't talk yourself into thinking it is too difficult. Loosen a few bolts, remove a few bolts, remove the shock, remove the coil, replace the coil, replace the shock, put a few bolts back in, shake the jeep a few times to let it all settle, tighten/torque all bolts. Time consuming, not difficult.

If you aren't interested in the extra height, don't worry about the coils. Swap the shocks and see what you think. You can always do the coils later.

shredd_guy

Yes the Hopkins dealership/shop doesn’t seem to know as much as you wouldthink they should know.

All I was trying to say that you won’t get that much of a better ride if you put the Rubi shocks in, unlessyour shocks are toast. If you are looking for a 1 o 2 inch lift thenthrow the higher number springs in and the shocks. The rubi shocks are a lot more firm I believe.

Under normal use your springs will last for a long long time.

But I will say that you might want to just go ahead and get some new shocks unless you know exactly how old they are. I replaced my springs (going from 17 to 19 and 58 to 60) 2 years ago. I installed some rubi shocks and they didn’t seem to last. I think they were older than advertised. So this summer I upgraded to rancho with the adjustability. The ride was way better and my death wobble went away.

sdebol

They shocks and springs are advertised as having 9000+ miles ("under 10K") and are off a 2014 Unlimited Rubicon. I'm planning to pick them up tonight so I haven't seen them or met the person selling them yet. I just figured for $50 I couldn't go too wrong.

shredd_guy

no you cant

goaterguy

I installed a spacer kit, where you basically have to remove the shocks and the springs with hand tools in my driveway. Not telling you to do it but a capable shop should perform this very quickly. Just get a quote from any mechanic around you. Just let them know to loosen the brake line brackets before dropping the axle and everything else is cake.

ShutterBug

This is such an easy thing to do. Seriously. It requires NO mechanical skills. You just need to know how to use a wrench and a ratchet and have a little strength.

Reach out to some local Jeepers. I'll bet you'll get 2 or 3 that will be willing to help you do it.

sdebol

Yes, I see what you guys are talking about. I just assumed it was beyond me but I watched one how-to video so far and it did look straightforward. How hard is it to get at the upper bolts for the front shocks?

immortalmetal

Drivers side is no problem. The passenger side is a bytch. I used a box cutter to trim some plastic so I have room to get in there and turn the wrench. A dremel tool would work too.