'13 Tahoe - Front shocks easy to replace?

[Ex Euro Driver]

Hitting 50k miles and notice a little chatter up front. Going to start with shocks and go from there. Fairly easy job or is it a nightmare?

 

[PaulS63]

Not terrible, but the fronts are coil overs so you need a good spring compressor to do it safely.

 

[BlackOh7on22s]

Parts store compressor wont work, I used a wall mounted strut compressor to change mine. GM actually had a special wall mounted compressor for the NNBS struts for some reason

 

[PaulS63]

I used a parts store compressor, but it didn't grip the spring very well. Held my breath the whole time.

 

[t.stimpson]

i tried using a store compressor myself. scared the shit outta me and took it to a shop nearby. He only charged $40 for both. I guess thats better then losing a hand.

 

[yates ™]

Used the store spring compressors with no issues.

 

[welfarewagon]

I just bought a set of the quick strut from Rockauto.com $99.00 each, made by Monroe with new strut and spring, swapped out both sides yesterday in less then 2 hours by myself. Its a lot cheaper then an ACDelco strut, they run from $112- $239 depending on your suspension set up and you still have to swap out the springs.

 

[Ex Euro Driver]

Awesome guys, thanks for all the input. Might just take the easy route and replace the entire strut

 

[BlackOh7on22s]

You guys must've got lucky. It wouldnt compress the spring far enough for me when I did it

 

[Padraig]

I just bought a set of the quick strut from Rockauto.com $99.00 each, made by Monroe with new strut and spring, swapped out both sides yesterday in less then 2 hours by myself. Its a lot cheaper then an ACDelco strut, they run from $112- $239 depending on your suspension set up and you still have to swap out the springs.

I did the same thing. Piece of cake!

Padraig