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kevinr1970 · 07-09-2007, 12:51 AM

So I bought some JDM front CalMax shocks for my '06 GMC.
I tried to instll them yesterday but for the life of me couldn't get the top "shaft" to poke through far enough to get the nut started.
I tried to get a C-clamp on both sides of the rubber grommets but even then I couldn't get enough of the shaft through to see any threads.
Holding the stock shock and the new shock side-by-side the JDM shock shaft is probably 1-1/2" shorter than the stock shock. I checked the numbers stamped in the shock body against the website to make sure they didn't send me the wrong ones.
Is their some special tool required I just don't have?
Any one else have this problem?
Also, I didn't read the reviews of the shocks on the Stylin'Concepts website until I was double checking the numbers but their was only three reviews and they all seemd to be pretty bad. Did I just buy some lemon shocks?

07-09-2007, 12:51 AM	#1
kevinr1970 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 2,316	Mounting JDM front shocks So I bought some JDM front CalMax shocks for my '06 GMC. I tried to instll them yesterday but for the life of me couldn't get the top "shaft" to poke through far enough to get the nut started. I tried to get a C-clamp on both sides of the rubber grommets but even then I couldn't get enough of the shaft through to see any threads. Holding the stock shock and the new shock side-by-side the JDM shock shaft is probably 1-1/2" shorter than the stock shock. I checked the numbers stamped in the shock body against the website to make sure they didn't send me the wrong ones. Is their some special tool required I just don't have? Any one else have this problem? Also, I didn't read the reviews of the shocks on the Stylin'Concepts website until I was double checking the numbers but their was only three reviews and they all seemd to be pretty bad. Did I just buy some lemon shocks? __________________ 2009 Honda Fit CfC (bsf 44.9 mpg) 2000 Tahoe Limited 1991 GMC CrewCab Dually 2wd, will end up swb, not dually and replace CCswb below 1991 GMC CrewCab Dually 4x4, just going to fix things up for now 1982/1989 K5/GMC Jimmy 2wd 1987 GMC 1/2 ton swb 2wd Crew (sold)