Just in case someone wants to know how to do it here are the steps of what i did. the total time is ~5 hrs. This includes my trip to and from the shop and waiting for them to remove the strut assembly and replacing it with the Bilsteins shocks.

Tools: Power tool if you have them. The 3 bolt on top of the struts are 14mm and the big one on the bottom is 3/4 (thats what i have to use for my power tool)

- jack up the car on both sides using jack stands
- remove tires
-put a small jack under the control arm (a trick i learned a long time ago lowering cars :D) see pictures. I use the jack to hold the control arm so it wouldnt drop when i remove the big bolt and the 3 nut on top. The jack also help push up the top wishbone so i can loosen the nut with a socket wrench. when i remove the big bolt and the 3 nut i lower the jack until the strut is fully extended.

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-push down on the rotor so you can squeeze the strut out.
-once out take it the shop and have them replace it with the new Bilstein shock. :D

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-to install push the rotor down and insert the strut assembly top in first. I put the two top nuts on so I dont have to keep on holding it. I tap the bottom in. Once in I use the jack to raise the control arm up so the strut are flush on top and the bottom hole wouldnt be crooked. Put in the big bolt,tighten it and tighten the 3 nut on top
-put tire back on and lower.

Hope this help at least 1 person. :D

SWEET!:thumbup:

Now it should be riding like a whoa day and night..

Man its riding sweet now as I stated in my other post :)

OK so dumb question since I am really not good at this stuff. You only do the fronts and that doesn't cause any issues?

I called my Nissan dealer and they wanted $300-$400 + $125 for realignment to do it so I am going to call around a little bit. Not sure this is in my skill sets, but it doesn't look to hard.

What did the shop charge for replacing the shocks?

Thanks!

EDIT: Meinek wants $129 or something (can't remember exact number) so that is a no-brainer for me. Now he looked it up in the book and said it is only shocks and not the struts - does that make sense to you? Honestly this is greek to me - just trying to figure it out :)

I have removed teh struts just fine ,had knock a bit,, but cant get it, its seem I have to remove the nut connecting the sway bar, is thi struw or should I apply more pressure using the 2x4 wood

jay,

Definitely disconnect the swaybar!!!! :) You'll never drop the UCA low enough with the sway bar still connected unless both sides are jacked up (dangerous!!)... Just disconnect one or both sides of the end links before jacking it up then reconnect them after lowering it back down...

I have a few questions... How long until the oem shocks have worn? My Armada has over 60k miles and wanders all over and the tires are worn like it needs aligning. I am trying to decide if I need shocks too.

Also, I have the tow package so I am assuming that I have the auto leveling rear suspension, correct?

When I was pricing replacement front shocks, most of the fronts had notes that indicated they were only for use with on 'madas with the standard rear suspension.

What's the best shock for these trucks?
Thanks.

Yea, you likely need shocks... load-leveling is included with the tow package... some people like Rancho, some like Bilstein, and I like Sway-A-Way... :D Shocks for the Titan are the same as ours...

Thank you. It's not what I wanted to hear considering the added cost but I would rather do it right the first time than to eat a set of tires cause I skipped the shocks.

FWIW, I still have my original Load-Leveling shocks in the rear and am approaching 85k miles... Lately there's been some excessive sway coming from the rear (keep in mind I also have a 2nd pair of ProComp shocks too) so I think those might be worn as well.... When it gets bad enough, I'm seriously thinking about getting a pair of Radflo w/ some Eibach replacement coil springs from PRG and just connecting the OEM air hoses to a pair of Air-Lift Helper Springs...

I looked up shocks on Bilstein's site. They only show the Titan. So I looked up Titan shocks but there's nothing that indicates load leveling. http://www.bilsteinus.com/cart/ymm.php?year=2006&make=NISSAN&model=TITAN&zenid=

Does anyone have a link or list of part numbers of the front shocks that are okay with the load leveling? Or does the fact that I have load leveling on the rear even matter regarding front shocks?