Shock Mounting on Rear Driver's Side (K5)

[DJ31499]

I've ran into another issue with installing my new bilstien 4600's. I've got three out out of four of them installed, but the rear driver's side shock has a really tough mounting set-up right next to the gas tank where is get a ratchet or wrench in there to get it off. Even if I were to get it off, I don't know how I'd get the new one on, since the bilstiens come with the stud already inserted through the eyelet of the shock. Could I cut a whole near the original; spot in the frame, somewhere more accessible to mount the new shock? Any Ideas?

[andyh1956]

HmmmI don't know.
But I'm fixin to have to deal with it. I took the 4' lift off the front of my M1009 & now gotta do the rear. It has longer shocks on it that I'm removing.
I'll look on mine tomorrow after Church & see what I come up with!

[DJ31499]

Originally Posted by andyh1956

HmmmI don't know.
But I'm fixin to have to deal with it. I took the 4' lift off the front of my M1009 & now gotta do the rear. It has longer shocks on it that I'm removing.
I'll look on mine tomorrow after Church & see what I come up with!

Sounds good, Andy. Please let me know what you find, it'd be a great help!

[Ski-me]

Can't you get that old stud off and then install the new one provided by Bilstein? Once the stud is on, then install the shock. It might be tight but I don't recall having to do anything special to get the new shocks on.....

[Ski-me]

Can you get a ratchet wrench in there somehow?

[andyh1956]

Man I forgot all about helping you- sorry Bud!
Anyway I went out & looked at my M1009 & my LR shock mounts to an angle bracket on top of the frame way above the fuel tank. It's no problem at all to get a wrench on the inside to hold the stud nut.
What year is your k5?
My M1009 is an '85 & I got an '88 up the barn.