98 V70 - Replace shocks and ramps

[98v70dad]

Thanks everyone. I started the shocks at 9:45 AM and finished by 12:30. I think I could do it in half the time next time. The ramps worked extremely well. Item (1) in erikv11s last comment worked great.

I thought this approach would be difficult but it was super easy. ALL of my bolts came off like they were put on yesterday. Maybe starting with penetrant over a week ago made the difference. I had the bolts all off in the first 20 minutes.

The only thing that slowed me down at all was where to put the large washer. The sequence given in the sticky about how to do this is NOT how my car came from the factory. I decided to put a large washer on BOTH sides of the shock mount. Doing this required me to get the old washers off the the old assembly. The disassembly took awhile but I got it done.

The end result really improved the back end suspension. The car is lifted at least an inch and a half and the ride is great. I'll be doing the shocks next weekend.