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Old May 5, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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Default Easy question about rear shock bolts

What size are they?

I need to get some new hardware becasue I know they are going to break when I go to change my shocks this weekend.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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maybe like 5 1/6 or 1/2
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I was going to knock out the old nuts and bolts and put some new grade 8 in there. Thanks that helps a lot.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by trs80
I was going to knock out the old nuts and bolts and put some new grade 8 in there. Thanks that helps a lot.
Yea when I did mine sure enough I had a couple break no matter how nice I was to it. But it was so long ago I'm not sure witch thread size I used. oh yea make sure you have a drill handy I remember that part! lol
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Old May 5, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by itzdan420
Yea when I did mine sure enough I had a couple break no matter how nice I was to it. But it was so long ago I'm not sure witch thread size I used. oh yea make sure you have a drill handy I remember that part! lol
To drill out the bolts after they break?

Did you use washers on the bolts?

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yea I used washers and lock washers I used stainless steel bolts because I know I'll be back in there again someday.
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Originally Posted by itzdan420
yea I used washers and lock washers I used stainless steel bolts because I know I'll be back in there again someday.

What I was thinking as well. Sweet, thank you.
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I would say 5/16x1inch long would work.
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Originally Posted by jeepride
I would say 5/16x1inch long would work.
Appreciate that.

Sounds too easy to be true so had to double check. When I was looking under it, the shock mounts were the first thing I checked out. I knew they needed to be cleaned up but was not sure if I could just knock out the old stuff, put new hardware in and be good to go.

Is there a way to reinforce that area? Or just plate it and make new mounts?
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