I've been searching for hours.... give up doing searches.

Is anyone out there kind enough to tell me what size wrenches I'm gonna need to replace my front/rear shocks on my 2005 F250 4X4 long bed? Am I gonna find any surprises awaiting me in doing this job?

Appreciate any help....thanks!

Bud

 

I don't remember from when I did mine but there is no size out of the ordinary from the standard back yard mechanics tools.

 

I want to say 18mm up front maybe 21 or 7/8 out back for the lower nut/bolt, and either 18 or 19 for the top?

Sarge

 

Yeah I'm the same I did mine not to long ago and I had the sizes so that means it's not to crazy. Just the standard stuff in my box

 

have some sort of torch to heat them up. I had the bolt on the 03 get stuck in the steel sleeve in the shock. enough heating and beating and it came out.

 

PB Blaster is a huge help too.

 

I used 18mm on the rear and the lower end of the front shocks. Currently looking for the size of the nut on top of the front shocks. I sprayed everything with Silicroil (that doesn't look like the correct spelling) a week earlier and the back shocks came off no problem.

 

Thanks to all the responders! Hitting Sears today as my metric set does NOT have the 18mm nor a 21mm. Will let ya's know how I make out as the job is set for Thursday. Can can't do it as I had rotator cuff surgery last month. Son now has the pleasure and I wanted to make sure I had all the right tools! THANKS GUYS!

 

Torch, nut splitter, zip disc, cold chisel, air hammer or anything other than a wrench for the upper stud nuts on the front. Biggest PITA ever to try to remove intact, no amount of Kroil or PB Blaster made a dent in those suckers. I used a cold chisel to split mine off, but one set I did was rusted solid, so we sawzall'd the stud off and use a cut off wheel to split the nut.

 

I am located in mid-Atlantic state. No rust problem and only 60,000 mi on truck. I have already doused the threads with PB.

 

I never had a problem with mine either.

 

DONE! Passenger side front was a ^(*$^%#%_!!! Had to use the nut splitter to get that sucker off. After that, we were done in about an hour! Forgot he had a compressor. Air is KING!

 

FLAME WRENCH FIXES ALL! By far, my FAVORITE TOOL!

 

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IDK what it is about them, but not a single other part on my shocks rusted except the stud.

 

Sounds like I was lucky! A bit of Kroil and an impact wrench, came right off. They looked like original shocks too. Truck came from Colorado, they must not use salt there either.