Looks can be deceiving. The top nut can be a real pain in the a*s. I recommend going by your local parts supplier (most of them also sell tools) and purchase a "shock socket". This is a socket you can put on your ratchet and it is made to fit the "flats" on the upper shaft of the shock. You first hold the shaft while you use a wrench on the nut to break it loose, then you can hold the wrench still while you use the ratchet to screw the shaft out of the nut. The nuts are usually self-locking nuts and can be very difficult to turn. GM also has a nasty habit of installing the OEM nuts with thread locker on them in ADDITION to the locking properties of the egg-shaped threads on the nut. I also recommend soaking them with some good penetrating oil like "PB Blaster" or "Sea Foam". Squirt them down and repeat for a couple days in a row before actually trying to get the shocks loose. It wouldn't hurt to soak the bottom bolts as well, however they are usually not nearly as bad as the top nut.
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