PSA: Anti-Seize Your Lower Shock Mounts

[JSparky]

It’s commonly recommended to apply anti seize to your lower shock bolts, they get blasted with a lot of road grime.

I’ve never applied it to the actual shank where the shock slides onto, but I recommend it for any of you running aftermarket shocks that use spacers and bearings instead of bushings. My driver side was completely frozen. Ended up using map gas and channel locks to get the outter spacer off, but not before breaking my tool.

Shock was absolutely not budging, had to use a pitman arm puller to get it off. Truck lives in CA and shocks only have 20k miles on them, so I’m not sure what’s going on, but from here on out I’d anti-seize both the bolt threads and the shank itself.

 

[Fjtoyman]

I would anti-seize the stud where the shock sits . It appears that you are missing the front spacer on you shock as well . Unless you already removed it . In this situation remove the shock and clean the stud with emery cloth or sandpaper to get the rust and mangle marks off . Spray some paint on it to slow the rust. Let it dry and then anti seize the death out of it. Clean /sand the lower shock eye parts as well. I put anti seize on the shock bolt but you will need to check the bolts frequently as they may loosen up .

 

[salong53]

Anti-seize everything on these trucks. The fasteners are horribly susceptible to corrosion.

 

[Jetboy]

My OEM shocks were no problem. But my first removal of the fox shocks came out with a cutoff disc.

 

[DougR]

Anti-seize Highly Recommended

I live in bone dry Phoenix and had one shock rusted tight on the bolt shank. It surprised me as I've never had that happen in 40 years of living here. There must be an issue with the anodizing of these parts. I applied anti-seize to the threads and bolt shank.

 

[SR5Bart]

Also grease your eccentrics on the front. I put upper control arms on my truck yesterday and my tech said he will lube them since they like to rust fast. My truck only has 13K on it and they were already pretty bad.