[DeTomaso] Shimms to make narrower shock absorber bushings fit between ears?

Ken Green kenn_green at yahoo.com
Sat Jun 11 17:55:14 EDT 2016


 I have new shock absorbers that came with bushings to wide to easily fit between the mount ears.  I received a drawing from Joe Byre (thanks) that showed the ears to be 46 +- .5 mm, or about 1 and 13/16.  The shock bushings are 1 and 7/8, 1/16 wider.  While I could muscle them in and then tighten the bolts, the result is likely to cause early shock failure because the shocks cannot be so tight that they cannot slightly pivot, and being pinched between the ears may cause early failure (confirmed by the manufacturer).
I also have a set of 1 and 7/16  bushings, so I could use 3/8 inches of washer, etc. and properly fill the gap.  McMaster has oil embedded thrust bearings in 1/8 and 1/16 for a little over a buck, so only about $7 per shock, only about $30 total.  This seems like a good solution, any comments?
Ken
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    I have new shock absorbers that came with bushings to wide to easily
   fit between the mount ears.  I received a drawing from Joe
   Byre (thanks) that showed the ears to be 46 +- .5 mm, or about 1 and
   13/16.  The shock bushings are 1 and 7/8, 1/16 wider.  While I could
   muscle them in and then tighten the bolts, the result is likely to
   cause early shock failure because the shocks cannot be so tight that
   they cannot slightly pivot, and being pinched between the ears may
   cause early failure (confirmed by the manufacturer).
   I also have a set of 1 and 7/16  bushings, so I could use 3/8 inches of
   washer, etc. and properly fill the gap.  McMaster has oil embedded
   thrust bearings in 1/8 and 1/16 for a little over a buck, so only about
   $7 per shock, only about $30 total.  This seems like a good solution,
   any comments?
   Ken


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