I've done dozens of these, and I always just get the mount and shock out of there, but then again I've always done them on a lift. You don't need to bag the ends of the new hoses as someone suggested, because they should already be capped off with shipping plugs.It would be a good idea to cap the old ones, because there is going to be oil all over the place.I would suggest replacing both hoses,because they not only weep oil, they can develop pin holes that can pump all the oil out at cruise speed.

Peter

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