The lower bolts are best taken out with a 10mm 1/2" drive socket with an extension and breaker bar. The shock has to be tilted forward and back to get a straight down grip on it.

A piece of cake with the right tools.

The bilstein shock can be compressed by the weight of the car and a hose clamp put around the rubber dust boot to hold it compressed then the car jacked up. This makes getting it out a piece of cake.

If the shock is not gas filled or its completely shot this might not be necessary.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.