rubicon express shocks not going in

[BLUECHEROKEE744]

i just bought the rubicon express mono tube shocks for 5.5-7.5 inch lift and i got the front ones in but i cant get the back bar pin in the shock. any suggestions please. thanks

[Kejtar]

i just bought the rubicon express mono tube shocks for 5.5-7.5 inch lift and i got the front ones in but i cant get the back bar pin in the shock. any suggestions please. thanks

Not sure how your barpin looks but you might have to round the edge you're trying to install a bit. Then use sockets and a vise and press the pin in. Oh and one more thing: lubrication reduces friction :D

[BLUECHEROKEE744]

thanks for the tip worked out great

[OT]

Yup, round the edges, wd-40, get it started in the hole by hand, and swing the shock like a BFH.
Done.

[VegasAnthony]

Yup, round the edges, wd-40, get it started in the hole by hand, and swing the shock like a BFH.
Done.


wow thats some kinda techinique ya got there!!!!

[OT]

wow thats some kinda techinique ya got there!!!!
Well, it pays the bills.

[ECKSJAY]

Well, it pays the bills.

I prefer setting the shock end on a stout socket, then using a dead blow to pound the bar pin into the bushing.

Or upgrade the sale to include BPEs. :D

[OT]

I prefer setting the shock end on a stout socket, then using a dead blow to pound the bar pin into the bushing.

Or upgrade the sale to include BPEs. :D
I know the psychology of a salesman.:D

[ECKSJAY]

I know the psychology of a salesman.:D

Not much better than the mental capacity of an installer. :D

[HAPYMUDY]

Nope, did four of them this weekend, took less than 20 seconds, each shock.

* Get some lithium grease and spray it inside the rubber on the shock end.
* Clamp the BAR PIN on one end tab securely into a vice, so the bar pin is sticking up.
* Place the shock down onto the bar pin and check to see that, even though it's not "in" all the way, you are not pinching the rubber with the end and the bar pin is started inside the rubber boot.
* Now, the easy part. Grab the shock eye with your left hand and push (not too hard) on the eye to encourage it to slide down on the bar pin. With your right hand, rotate the shock back and forth, right and left and little tilt up and down while applying alittle pressure with your left hand down onto the eye.

It will slide easily and pop in in mere seconds! I was amazed how this technique works, as I spent way to much time wrestling with these bar pins on an earlier Jeep experience. (Hours!)

The directions I've laid out make it seem WAY more difficult than it actually is. 20 seconds per shock. Hope it saves someone an hour. :)

[OT]

Nope, did four of them this weekend, took less than 20 seconds, each shock.

* Get some lithium grease and spray it inside the rubber on the shock end.
* Clamp the BAR PIN on one end tab securely into a vice, so the bar pin is sticking up.
* Place the shock down onto the bar pin and check to see that, even though it's not "in" all the way, you are not pinching the rubber with the end and the bar pin is started inside the rubber boot.
* Now, the easy part. Grab the shock eye with your left hand and push (not too hard) on the eye to encourage it to slide down on the bar pin. With your right hand, rotate the shock back and forth, right and left and little tilt up and down while applying alittle pressure with your left hand down onto the eye.

It will slide easily and pop in in mere seconds! I was amazed how this technique works, as I spent way to much time wrestling with these bar pins on an earlier Jeep experience. (Hours!)

The directions I've laid out make it seem WAY more difficult than it actually is. 20 seconds per shock. Hope it saves someone an hour. :)
Actually, my directions seem more difficult than it is.
Your's sounds more difficult than it needs to be.
It's not rocket science.

[HAPYMUDY]

Yup, round the edges, wd-40, get it started in the hole by hand, and swing the shock like a BFH.
Done.

Your wife's gotta LOVE your technique!