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I agree with a prior review of this product that a floor lift makes replacing these rear struts easier. I work for an automotive supplier so I was able to install these struts at our shop (w/shop tools). The whole job took around 1.5 hours (two people).
Here are some of my findings for installing these into my 2002 Explorer:
The first step is to remove the main bolt at the bottom of the shock. After that remove the three locking nuts located at the top of the strut (near top of the wheel well). The working area is tight around these 3 nuts and an air-tool will not fit in the space so you'll need to use a manual wrench (recommendation = ratchit wrench). After all four fasteners were removed (3 top nuts, 1 bottom bolt) from the strut assembly, it was noticed that there wasn't enough clearance to remove the strut. We had to remove the two tie rods and the rear-most bolts that holds the lower control arms. After those were removed, it takes just a pry bar to lower the control arm enough to remove the old strut. The new struts went in with little trouble after that. We installed all the new strut's fasteners prior to re-installing the tie rods and lower control arm bolts. The new struts came with new locking nuts for the top mounts. The bolt at the bottom of the shock will need to be reused.
I should also mention that there is a part that mounts on top of two of the three top studs of the strut that you'll need to save and re-install with the new struts. From the looks of the part, it is some kind of positive stop.
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I just installed these quick struts over Memorial Day weekend at my father-in-law's service shop. I replaced the rear struts on my 2002 Ford Explorer. First off, you don't need to be an expert to replace the struts. It can be done, but it does require some extra work on an Explorer at least. Having a lift was extremely helpful as it would be harder with just floor jacks. The first strut we replaced took longer than the second. Removing the old struts does not require a special tool and you don't need to remove the springs. There are three bolts on the top portion of the strut and one at the bottom. Loosen those all the way, but in order to remove the old strut it required a little extra. First, we had to remove a bolt in the rocker arm and then we had to use a long handle crow bar to push down the rocker arm enough to pull the old strut out. Otherwise, it isn't going to come out as there is not enough room. Installing the new one, you just need to line it up and then push down the rocker arm a little bit and put the new one in. Tighten all four bolts and then put the tire back on. Also, don't forget to put the bolt back in the rocker arm. Overall, it saved me quite a bit of money as Meineke was going to charge me almost $800 and local shops quoted me over $500 but I did the whole thing for $250 with a $60 rebate coming (so under $200 by the time everything is said and done).
Overall, I would definitely purchase these again and will be doing it on my own or at least with the help of a couple friends/family in the future on any other vehicles. Always purchase the whole strut. Even if you don't want to do the install yourself, most places will reluctantly let you purchase the parts yourself and they will just charge you the labor. Just ask your local shop.
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Great product, exactly as described. Took about 4 hours to install one pair on the rear of a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer. No special tools needed but a racheting wrench is recommended for the top nuts to make it go faster. Most of the time is spent on the top nuts because of the confined space. The spring is well compressed in the assembly. I actually had to move the wheel upwards to connect. It's really not as bad of a job as you'd think.
At this price I can HIGHLY recommend this product and Amazon shipping/service was first rate. I had the struts in just a few days and in perfect condition, well-packaged. Amazon had the lowest delivered price by a pretty big margin and I searched/called a lot of vendors.
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Same product as you would get at the auto parts store or service garage. Great product. Easy to install. Excellent ride.
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The ride is much different with these struts versus the OEM struts that came with my '03 Explorer. Hard to describe but drives more like a truck now than it used to.
