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For those looking to do this: heavy duty zip ties are your friend. When removing the shocks, have the zip ties in place and as you compress the shock you ratchet them down.

“I watched a guy on KZfaq do this I’m pretty much an expert” two seconds later “shhhiitttt Jesus” 😂😂 another great video!

You should use zip ties to hold the shocks in the compressed position before you unbolt the shock at the top and bottom. This way you won’t have to fight the shock trying to elongate when you are trying to remove it from the limited space that is available. Also, you can buy a Shock socket from NAPA Auto Parts for $2 that holds the front shock upper pin in place while you loosen the nut. The shock socket opening for the pin measures 6.1mm x 8mm, this is sometimes referred to as a Double D socket.

I admit the "Why are we replacing these?!?!" line made me spit out some coffee LOL

More Jessica.......... More Jessica.....

A big thumbs up for Jessica for doing the shocks herself

I see you are being a little more detailed about your repair instruction. Excellent! The comment about the Go Pro was a good one.

If you had used a piece of thin wire, you could have compressed it and lashed it compressed. Gas shocks usually come with a strap to keep them compressed during installation. Good job doing it the hard way, but it did work.

What an Amazing video! Nice job in Detail. It was nice to see Jessica in the video. Helping out. Thanks for sharing!😊😊😊

I've put Bilsteins on my last three trucks. IMO, They're worth it, big difference. I tried to save a few bucks on my Colorado and put KYB, then Rancho. Hated both. Ended up with Bilsteins. My '10 Xterra Off-Road came with Bilsteins from the factory, the fronts are coil overs and were a real P.I.T.A. to replace due to having to use the spring compressors to take them apart! Great choice of shocks.

I absolutely loved those Goodyear F1 GSD3 tires. I've never had a tire grip in wet weather like it. Amazing tires. I have been unable to find them for my 2007 C6. Put on my 1st C5 and my second C5. It's a shame I can't find um on standard rims for the C6. Turns out Goodyear discontinued a few years ago

GOOD JOB AND WITH THE HEAT AND SEEING JESSICA OUT THERE WITH YOU HELPING YOU BESIDES YOUR BROTHER

Good thing you did this the other day with it being 109° today

Yeah !!!!!...We got to see "Ms. Auto Auction Rebuilds"....Team effort all the way !!!!!!!!!! and Tim , the loyal assistant.....!!!!!...Wish i had a "team" like this...hahaha!!!!

tell her she is a beauty, she really is, and no need to shy from the camera. she is an added value for this channel, she bring rating. amazing the woman getting into this car hobby, kudos for both of you :-)

Sounds like your in Enid Oklahoma with those jets going over 😂

The elusive fiancé...lol. I'm a big fan of Bilstein shocks. Had good luck with them and I think they're worth the money.

Very useful actually cuase i have to chage the strut on the FRS im rebuilding on my channel. Thanks OoBermAn!

Think how much easier it would've been if you would have compressed the shock,tied them zip ties.also the new ones can be compressed and zip tied before installing and then cutting the ties once in place.

Good job Mr.

crazy how easy shocks are to replace on these newer vettes, my C5 takes maybe an hour on 4 ramps kinda sketchy though

Randy your a lucky guy. She’s pretty and she is helping work on the Vette.

Please tell Jessica she really shouldn't be so shy. She brings a loving energy with her presence and really gives the videos a great vibe. She's a cool chick. Reminds me of myself a lot. Tell her thanks for the small cameos. :-)

U need to make urself a shock compressor. So easy to make. Lots of vids on KZfaq 👍🇬🇧

OMG....WHERE ARE THE JACKSTANDS?? VERY DANGEROUS...oh wait....lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Got a C5 recently. Probably will replace shocks. Thanks for the video!

Nice hooters randy! Yellow and blue Bilsteins really look great!

I've spent the last hour trying to figure out if the notch on the rear shock upper plate is supposed to be towards the front or rear of the car. This helped. (Nice picture at 13m17s.) (And, yes, it appears to make a difference. )

I like parts r&r. Nicely done. I had bilstein shocks on a gmc p.u. by far the best. Keep up the good work.

Very nice ride!

Goodyear GSD3 tires, had them on my C5

Did you have to dump the fluid when you removed the coolant tank or was there enough room to just lay it to the side?

“I edited you out of the video before I didn’t”

I had tires chewed up like that before, it's due to lack of tire rotation, at least that's what i been told.

I just had this same Bilstein shocks installed on my C6 Corvette. You made a small mistake. The rear Bilstein shocks require a slight longer bolt (bottom side) in order for the nut to lock in place. The Bilstein’s rear shocks slightly thicker metal brackets on the bottom. Compare the stock Corvette ones to it and you’ll see what I’m talking about. Just concerned for your safety is all.

Don't be camera shy Jessica. Great job, the shocks on a Vette can be a real pain.

America sound in the background! Have to love the jets. Good video.

I'm not expert but I thought the job of a shock absorber was to resist movement not act as a spring? Perhaps the shock was adding some type of pre-load too... Oh, and BP Blaster is really good at helping those stuck/rusted bolts come loose - give a couple of squirts before you're ready to get started - like around breakfast and by the time you're ready to do the job there's a good chance it'll come free with not much swearing... Love the content keep up the great work!

Any post installation driving impressions ? Was the swap worth the headache or not ??

I have to say…that was one cool azz torque wrench. I have learned from even in this video… and the fiancé is easy on the eyes… from all the undeleated videos.

Replacing shocks on a Corvette gone Sexual? Ahahahaha love it.

Good job considering the heat vettes are no fun to work on imo

I started to change the front shocks for my corvette but I stopped after I finished only one shock from the heat of the weather and the humidity

Good Job everyone Keep up the good work Jessica

It was great to see Jessica on camera.

BTW, this is why you zip tie the old shock.

I have to admit, watching your struggle with that shock was funny.

Hey how u much u buy those shock? I need to do my vette 2.but my vette grand sport....r they r the same shock....lmk.

Love how you eddited your fiance out lmao! Great video!

15:20 BURN! And a thumbs up for Jessica. I hope she'll eventually warm up to the camera. Should watch her some SMA and see how Mrs. O. does it.

I love watching people do these jobs. I have owned a repair business for almost 13 years and people wonder why I charge what I do. The first rule is to get things out of the way. disconnecting the tie-rod will not cause you to need an alignment. I love the car BTW. I am looking for one myself. Those are great shocks. They actually make the OEM shocks for s few Mercedes vehicles.

Ah, the vicegrips, Was wondering when they would make an appearance again. Using them in all the wrong places and not in the one place you really needed them. (Gripping the shaft when you were trying to buzz the nut off the old shock.)

I really like your videos new subscriber

Thanks.

I hope all the expense, sweat and difficulty is justified when you come to drive the car. You didn't mention how the RX8 is riding after Tim's hard work.

Beautiful car

Why didn't u put some grease and maybe a drop of oil on the bolt's moving part when exchanging the rear shock, or by the way on any even minimal movin' and possible rubbing parts ? I think it'll prevents moister, + keeps it slippery, and so extends lifecycle + reduces all kinds of possible noise.

Ever thought of trying a hat mount go pro so you can use both hands while filming

Great video! Too bad Jessica doesn't like to be on camera. My Toyota Tacoma came factory with Bilstein shocks.

What about the sport mode and all that

You're very funny guy get your brother to do the shocks

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Great video. I just bought me some for my c5. How were they compared to your oem?

Not use to big equipment 😂😂

They have a tay torque wrench that's half a million. It's a really big son of a bitch though. They use a pulley assist to use it.

You got yourself a good one, with Jessica

It says maximum speed 80 after I did this. Does it fix itself ?

Well, there is your workout for the day

Use a Ratchet strap to keep the shock compressed. Way easier.

Does the car ride better now with those new shocks?

*So... how do you change the front, driver-side shock?*

Dude you tighten the top bolts to torque spec with the suspension loaded. Same deal with unbolting the old top hat bolts. The content is great but some of the things you do should be in time lapse without all the play by play. Btw some good zip ties will keep the old shock compressed for removal and safe for storage or shipping there’s a reason new shocks come fully loaded.

Randy calling those bars in the rear "tie rods" confused me, I've always heard bars like that in the rear called toe links.... Unless of course it was a car with 4 wheel steering

Hi Jessica and Tim

Wasn't the Goodyear eagle's the aquatrack ? Not sure was a nice tire at one time !! The back are like new!! probably couldn't afford 4 because of gas mileage. Lol Dope vid & car .💯😎

Looks like you have some good shocks maybe you can get a few $$ for.

Tie wier twisted around bottom of shock pull up fead it through bolt holes in top push down lock wier

I like want you do with the cars keep up the good work and Jessica can help you

A job that requires patience and persistence. Than you.

F1 IS AN EXCELLENT RUN FLAT...

great job..No finder cover??...Also next time use long nose Vice Grips....

You seem so cool! Thanks for the detailed and funny install straight to the point with sizes etc !

work smarter not harder. use a ratchet strap to hold the shock compressed.

Can i buy ur old shocks?...lmk

Randy dont take this personal but i like seeing tim more in your videos then jessica

The fiancee, first view and she's doublefisting two addictions. Casually drops an ash right in the garage. I don't see this ending well. Good luck though. (You'll need your luck since you're not using your experience to make your decisions.)

Rev up your engineeeee! Oops sorry wrong channel ! Lol

No need to screw around with zip ties or whatever. Simply remove the 4 bolts holding the upper A-Arm to the frame- takes .0002 seconds to do., then you don't need to compress anything. It's not like it's difficult or will mess up the alignment. Just keep track how may washers were used under each bolt. PS if you're compressing the shock using the tip of a screwdriver with zero effort, those are BAD. Very bad.

Its amazing what a coat hanger can do but your on it big boy, way to hang.

gm has special sockets for those. There only like 5k each I think?

If that was a good shock , you wouldn't be able to hand compress it as easily as the way you did it!! 6:44

You have a very nice Lady there Randy.

*not a fan of the good year tires. those little squares in the tread are the wear indicators thry aren't ready to be replaced yet but they are sorta close.too bad those weren't on the back i'd say you had two good epic burnouts eft on those tires. DANG you bought both of the EarthquakeXT impacts? i got the smaller Bauer one and the Earthquake XT 1200 pound. They are made really well. see that "on you tube" on her shirt is in a bad spot. LITTLE TRICK for keeping the shock compressed is strap it down with a wire hangar. then they come out easy.Don't know what her hang up is with not wanting to be in the videos. women working on cars is sexy as hell, could mean a LOT more views for you. there is a couple channels on you tube that have women working on cars and those channels rock in views every month* got my shirt yesterday by the way.in black of course that's all i wear

You shouldn’t use impact on these bolts…Bilstein lists a few common mistakes when installing their products. One is using impact, the other is not torquing it correctly

very nice actually ;)

No offense but you really sound like Mike Huckabee!!! off of Fox News LOL

I took mine compressed them tied them with zip strip

Nice!✌👍🇺🇸

19:46 Tim is a true slav confirmed?