Help! Can't get rear shocks on!

[Steeveedee]

If they are gas charged shocks, yes, they will be hard to put on, if they are fully extended. I usually pull the limiters off and pump them up and down a minimum of ten strokes to make sure that they are bled out, because shocks laying on a shelf can have that problem. You can tell when the the first few strokes have it real easy in the beginning and then they stiffen up through their range (if that makes any sense). I have rear leafs on my truck and had a ***** of a time getting an arm in a position where I could get the shocks on. That nitrogen charge is pretty serious, in terms of pressure.