Im replacing the front shocks on my dart, ive never replaced a shock myself and have questions.

How do you keep the entire top half of the shock from spinning? Where the Shock is bolted to the fender.
Ive tried having 2 wrenches, one hanging onto the bolt and one on the nut, but seems like an impossible task to get the bolt off. I cant keep the top half of the shock from spinning with the bolt.

Probably something simple im not doing, right? lol

Any tips?

Wrap a hand or a strap wrench around the body of the upper shock and hold it while you turn the wrench on the nut. Alternatively, I have been able to put a 1/4 inch wrench on the flat spots on the tops of shocks to hold them from spinning while I use another wrench to turn the nut.

You've got the right idea, tho your shock absorber's central stud may be rounded off. Grab and hold it good and tight with a Vise-Grip.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

An impact wrench can usually spin the nut faster than the shaft, so you can get the nut off.

Do it in bursts..........

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

Thanks.
Used Reeds advise and worked perfect.
it was stripped, but I still got the 1/4 wrench to work.