Originally Posted by SSSam311

You dont catch anything... you install the top bolt of the shock then you can position the axle bracket to align with the shock bottom.
Install the nut and then cycle the shock with a floor jack.

Originally Posted by Sal Governale

The amount of time it takes a shop to complete the job is not the same as the amount of time they would bill to complete the job.

Im not sure if that is why you ask the question.

I would expect it to be called 2 maybe 3 hours of labor. Even though its a 45 minute job.