Wrenchin'

Shocks on the Jeep have been a problem since I bought it.  They weren't mounted properly to begin with, and really weren't the right length.  I tried to make some minor modifications but in the end finally decided that they needed to be replaced.  I was pretty sure that this job would be easy...  I'd had the front shocks off before, and the rears were pretty straight forward.  Of course, the first bolt on the rear shocks that I tried to remove completely snapped off.  Unfortunately the stud is welded into the axle, so it wasn't easily replaced by me.  Fortunately my new favorite 4x4 shop fixed it easily and quickly.  The other 3 shocks went smoothly.  I discovered that one of the rear shocks was completely blown, no wonder the rear end felt so rough.  Rides much better now.

Xander of course sees daddy working with the tools regularly, as a result whenever I get out my tools, he gets out his tools.  Always ready to help!