How to Replace Rear Shocks & Springs on a 2008 Dodge Caravan

How to do it yourself, replace rear shocks and springs on a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan.
00:17 How to remove brake line from rear brake calipers.
00:49 How to remove rear shock absorbers.
03:00 How to remove trackbar from rear-end assembly.
03:50 How to remove rear coil springs from rear-end assembly.
04:03 How to remove and replace spring isolators and jounce bumpers from rear springs.
05:38 How to replace rear shock absorbers.
06:42 How to replace rear coil springs.
09:07 How to re-attach trackbar to rear-end assembly.
10:07 How to re-attach brake line to rear brake calipers.

[@kirm8137]

Thanks. I'm going to be doing this on my brother's Caravan...he's got a broke spring. I really don't want to release the brake lines though. I don't want to bleed the brakes. I understand why you did it though. Fortunately, I've got a set of spring compressors so I'm going to try this with a combo of that and see if I can do it without having to bleed the brakes. BTW, you may want to put a warning about having to bleed the brakes after you're done. I'm grateful to KZbinrs like yourself who take the time to post instructional videos like this. Much appreciated!

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. You can also remove the brake calipers from the rear-end assembly. That way you don't have to bleed the brake lines.

[@chazaqs9109]

Thanks so much for the video, especially love how you specifically list the sizes of the wrenches written on the screen which saves me time having to figure that out.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your nice comment.

[@verZatile_bmotp]

This was awesome. You made it look simple, and with the right tools it is. They purposely make things appear more difficult than they are. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It is appreciated. Edit: I posted this about 2 hours ago… and I am done. The new springs raised the car 1.5 to 2 inches. Thank you again.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. I'm glad it was helpful.

[@scottadams2624]

Thank you. First time I've been able to find a demonstration of this.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment.

[@robertbjgvch190]

This is satisfying to watch

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment.

[@USEPartyPeople]

I did not remove upper shock bolt or the track bar. I was able to remove my springs by just pushing down on the rear beam and pushing the spring towards the rear. My lower shock bolts were extremely rusty and needed to be cut

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment.

[@ddoperations2768]

Awesome thanks

[@MWTGoldenGun]

18mm S-Shaped wrench works great on the strut nuts. Couldn't find jounce bumpers anywhere except Mopar.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your great suggestion. I bought my jounce bumpers at my local Dodge dealership.

[@arch953]

Always good to see your informative videos!

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your nice comment.

[@jessesenko]

Thanks for the video. Need to do this on my ‘10. Is there a reason you take the brake line off vs the whole calliper and not have to bleed the lines?

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. Removing the line and then bleeding them is much easier than removing the calipers.

[@horaciochan9731]

Hola buen día que buen video excelente demostración pregunta con que número de parte puedo.buscar los topes de rebote

[@BasaPete]

Gracias por tu lindo comentario y pregunta. Parachoques original OEM Mopar 2008-2020 Jounce Bumper - Número de pieza 04721352AC

[@jameswahl8568]

Good shocks and springs but now you have super soft brake pedal since brake fluid drained out. Do not disconnect brake line people remove caliper and do not step on brakes when caliper is removed. Thanks for the video.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. I bled the brakes after reconnecting the brake line and topped up the fluid. The brakes work great.

[@tomnpaula63]

I noticed that not one drop of brake fluid came out of the line and the calipers were new with bleeder screws that will probably open. I would definitely remove the two calipers. He's right about the nut on shock. Mine rounded out with an 18mm. Took off the 4 shock mount bolts and they're 5/8" 😅

[@BasaPete]

@@tomnpaula63 Thank you for your comment. Those shock nuts are in a hard place to get at. They should be welded to the frame.

[@tomnpaula63]

@@BasaPeteIt's not part of the frame. On the second shock, I took out the four 5/8" bolts that hold the shock mount to the frame and worked off the car. The socket on the nut and the wrench on the bolt head. It was much easier than trying to get the wrench fully seated on the hidden nut up in there. I put the rounded-up nut from the first shock on the track bar bolt instead of putting it back in a hard-to-access place.

[@BasaPete]

@@tomnpaula63 I meant to say, those nuts should be welded in place.

[@onlyme8870]

Is this doable without impact gun/wrench? I have 1 broken spring on passenger rear. And not sure if the jounces are bad may just get them and shocks in case. After watching ur vid makes sens to just do them all.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. Yes, you can do this with sockets and boxed-end wrenches. WD40 or Liquid Wrench Penetrating Oil will help.

[@MrAlexGolovin]

Without an impact driver doing this is an absolute nightmare. I had to remove the bracket completely and one of my 4 bolts broke inside the frame. I had to extract it and find a new bolt.

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your nice comment. Yea, braking bolts is no fun. I've done it many times.

[@sonnymumford2750]

new springs seem shorter , were they?

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your question. No, the new springs were the same size.

[@user-vb6ig1nr8c]

those struts had a good 100k left on em easy

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. Sadly, both shocks were leaking and lost their bounce resistance.

[@demetriushansbrough4121]

We’re u get your parts

[@BasaPete]

Springs and shocks are from Napa. Jounce bumpers are from the Dodge dealer.

[@House_Stark]

Can't you just remove the caliper from the bracket instead of removing the brake line and thus, have to bleed the system after re-assembly?

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your question. Yes, you can remove the caliper to lower the rear-end assembly.

[@maksat1164]

My man got Knee pads, air gun, cameras very professional. The only thing that is missing is a torque wrench

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. The torque wrench came out when I reinstalled the lug nuts, 90 ft-lbs. The rest of the nuts I went by feel.

[@mattmiller-gb2bx]

We should probably inform everyone about having to bleed the rear brakes if disconnecting the brake line

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment.

[@user-jb8kc5bx8t]

The rear brakes had never worked before. The calliper is all rusty. Man, you drive on your front brakes only😮

[@BasaPete]

Thank you for your comment. The rear brakes work just fine.

[@Trumpsterfire101]

Where did you buy the “Jounce” bumpers? O can’t seem to find them anywhere?

[@BasaPete]

I bought them at our local Dodge dealership.

[@Trumpsterfire101]

I think I hear a bit of my old home in that accent.