Are there any tips for installing Bilstein or other high pressure gas shocks on my T100 or Tundra?
Member Steve reports; Eat your Wheaties! These types of shocks are very difficult to compress, especially when you are under your truck. You may need to use a hydraulic jack to compress them once the top mount is secured. The rear shocks still require strong arms, but there is more room to work under the back of the truck. I installed the tops of the shocks first, but you may want to try the bottoms first. The only problem I ran into with the front shocks was that the bracket on the lower A-arm of the truck was not wide enough to accept the shock, so I had to bend truck bracket a bit. Nathan also reports the same problem with the lower shock mount not being wide enough.
