Just sheared a rear shock... what are some good options, cornering is most important to me, I only drag once a year, I did a search, not helpful. Thanks

Also where is the top nut located?

 

top nut- pull carpet up right behind rear seat backs there will be a piece of foam they are under foam
shocks I run kyb gr2 on rear seam to be good on street w/ occasional track apperance

 

Fold down the rear seat and pull up the carpeting. You'll see a little foam pad, pull it out to expose the nut.

You probably won't like me saying this but if you're gonna replace one shock, might as well replace them all.

Seriously, treat yourself, your old shocks are probably worn to hell anyway, so you'll notice a HUGE difference with new shocks/struts in cornering. My old shocks were so bad that I could easily pump them with minimal effort (and I'm no bodybuilder). The new ones coupled with WS6 sway bars made a world of a difference in handling.

I got an entire set of Tokico HP for $250 on eBay, brand new. They are an EXCELLENT set of shocks, I couldn't be more happy. Better than the KYBs so I've heard. If you want more, you can always fork over for Koni and Bilstein...but be prepared to spend over twice that amount.

 

thanks, i found the nut right where you said, they are monroe sensitracs, i wonder if they are lifetime warranty, i compressed the shock by hand with no problem! How hard are the fronts to put on? It really makes sense to do them all at once if the rears were that bad. It is an IROC so do I already have the good sway bars?

 

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should I lower it while I am at it?

 

Koni and Bilstein are the best by far.

If you have the money to do them on all four corners, I would do it. Fronts are pretty easy, if you are just changing the strut, and not messing with the spring.

 

Better than the ones on my base Firebird but not as good as the WS6/1LE units. Find a junkyard or eBay and see what's for sale, I got both of mine for less than $100, plus some for bushings and endlinks.

Front shocks are a little harder than rears but not too bad. I think this is a general idea, been a while since I did it though:
- jack up the car (duh)
- remove the wheel
- put a jack under the LCA and jack it up just enough to support it, as there will be a good bit of spring pressure applied once you unbolt the strut. VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO THIS.
- remove the brake caliper, find some sort of wire to hang it with so that it isn't hanging by the brake hose.
- unbolt the strut from the mount
- pop the hood and look for the little strut things on the sides (you can't miss them), remove the covers and the unbolt them
- remove the shock

Basically reverse the process from there.