Bilstein 24-017992 Rear Shock for Jeep Grand Cherokee XJ by Bilstein

all right today we're going to change the shock absorbers on a Jeep Grand Cherokee and hopefully I can give you a few tips and tricks and some advice doing the rear shocks on a Jeep Grand Cherokee my first tip is to support the vehicle on the frame and not on the axle and so as I lower the vehicle on to the stands you'll notice that the tires keep going down and then use the hydraulic jack as backup and now the suspension is fully extended and that will make the installation a little bit easier I'll explain so let's get both tires off all right it's also a good time to inspect your brakes make sure they're okay now there are going to be all kinds of different combinations of shock absorbers the way they're attached whether they're going back in an angle like this or forward or whether they sit down on the axle and go inboard and you'll also notice that the top mount is covered by a spla