Mine came off my 86 (RIP) with an impact wrench in about 5 seconds, no problem at all. now as for the back shocks.........this is NY, they get all ****ted up..took 4 cracked sockets, a bent breaker bar, 2 tanks on the torch, about 6 gallons of sweat, 3 pints of blood, and more obscenities than a Steven Lynch show. (If you dont know him...contact me, he IS the funniest man in the world)