The rears are the exact same, I can tell you that. The springs may be stiffer (designed to handle more weight, etc) so a Sport would sit higher with them.
It takes ~100+ lbs to compress these shocks. That's a super awkward angle to compress a shock with one hand and line up the bolt with the other. Maybe I can use a ratchet strap.
The new shocks are from a Rubicon, so they're not longer. The sway bar links were absolutely necessary to disconnect on the rear unless I had a way to compress the shock before bolting it back in. The shock is ~4 inches longer than the lowest point without disconnecting the sway bar.
Will I need to loosen / disconnect the drag link if I'm only replacing the front shocks? I was planning to jack up at axle, put jack stands on frame, disconnect sway bar and shock, then let axle down to allow shock to be replaced. This worked in the rear but the suspension is a little simpler...
Yes it's cheaper to add it up front, but that $1500 quote sounds like someone didn't want the job. The parts are like $315 and you can flash the truck with a jscan / tazer which most people already have.
I don't think that's true at all. Rubicon's are 'taller' because their fenders are higher. But I've never measured so I don't know for sure.
I just picked up a Rubicon suspension yesterday, I'm only planning to install the shocks at first since it seems like it's a 20 minute job and the ride...