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Loosen the lug nuts off of each front tire with a tire iron wrench.

Place a hydraulic jack under the axle near the tire. Lift the vehicle enough so the tire can be removed. Place a jack stand under the axle and lower the axle with the jack onto the jack stand. Repeat this step to the opposite end of the axle.

Remove the lug nuts and pull the tires from the axle.

Locate the mounting bolts that secure the shocks to the vehicle. Lubricate these bolts by spraying penetrating fluid onto them. Allow the fluid to lubricate the bolts for 10 minutes.

Loosen and remove the bolts with a ratchet and socket. Remove the shock from the vehicle.

Place the replacement shock into the brackets. Use the stock hardware to fasten the shock into position. Tighten the bolts with a ratchet and socket.

Repeat steps 4 through 6 for shocks on the opposite side of the vehicle.

Reinstall the tires and the lug nuts. Tighten the lug nuts with the tire iron wrench. Lift the vehicle and remove the jack stands before lowering it to the ground with the jack.

Raise the motorcycle to be fully upright and level by either placing the front wheel of the bike in a motorcycle chock, clamping the front wheel in a motorcycle vise on a motorcycle lift, or slightly raising the bike on a motorcycle jack.

Remove the lower then the upper shock absorber mounting bolts on the right-side shock, using a standard or metric hex socket, Torx socket or Allen socket and a socket wrench. The socket you will use depends on the manufacturer, model and year of your motorcycle.

Remove the right-side shock absorber. Unfasten the same four bolts on the left side of the motorcycle and remove the left shock absorber.

Clean the bolts, nuts and washers you remove with a rag and light oil. Apply a few drops of thread locker to the old bolts.

Replace the old shock absorbers with new, shorter shock absorbers on both sides of the motorcycle using the old bolts, washers and nuts.

Remove the bike from the chock, motorcycle vise or motorcycle jack.

Sit in the saddle. Bounce up and down. Ensure the shocks work properly.

Place a wheel chock against the outside tread of one of the front tires.

Lift the rear axle with a jack from under the rear differential high enough to place jack stands under each side of the rear axle. Make sure to place the jack stands away from the lower shock mount/bracket to allow room to work.

Lower the jack onto the jack stands, but leave the jack in place for extra safety and balance support.

Put on the safety glasses and crawl under the rear of the Cherokee with the remaining tools.

Remove the two upper nuts of one shock with the ratchet, extension and a socket. Remove and replace one shock at a time in order to avoid stress to the rear leaf springs. Do not worry if the bolt(s) breaks. Remove the other nut from the upper bolt/stud.

Hold the head of the lower shock bolt with a hand wrench, remove the nut with another hand wrench and then remove the shock.

Pound the upper (broken) bolts/studs through the frame with the hammer. If necessary, use the punch set to help punch the bolts through the frame with the hammer.

Place the nut back onto the lower bolt (if removing that bolt) until the nut is flush to the end of the bolt. Use the hammer to pound the bolt out of the axle shock shackle. The lower bolt is also a type of carriage stud bolt. However, rarely do these break and require replacement because they are much larger bolts.

Wrap a length of mechanics wire (around 15 inches or so) around the bottom threads of one of the replacement upper bolts. Replacement bolts do not have to be carriage studs type bolts. Thread the end of the wire through the frame and into one of the bolt holes and then pull the wire down through the hole until the bolt comes through. Repeat for the other bolt.

Replace the lower bolt (if applicable) through the lower axle shock shackle. Again, a standard bolt is all that is necessary; however, a replacement carriage bolt is also acceptable. The carriage bolt will be drawn into the shock shackle during the nut-tightening procedure.

Replace the shock by reversing the removal procedure. Hold the heads of the upper bolts in place with a hand wrench through the opening in the frame while tightening the nuts. Tighten the lower nut to draw the carriage bolt in place or just tighten the standard bolt and nut.