muddymac95xj

on my front shocks, when the threaded spike goes into the engine compartment, a washer sits ontop of a rubber bushing. the washer is locked down with a nut. the washer keeps ripping threw the rubber bushings and gives play in the shock. i have tried stronger and smaller bushing but it still happens. it needs to stop happening. any pointers or ideas??????

AzXJ

With your shocks, do you have a metal washer and rubber isolator on the bottom of the fender well as well as an isolator and metal washer on top?
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If they keep tearing, it might be weak rubber, and the only real solution are Shock Conversion - you'd have to buy new shocks for the front, but they are totally worth it. It will allow you to use eye-eye shocks instead of eye-pin shocks. eye-eye shocks are a lot stronger and you don't have to worry about ripping out the top pin.

AbadK5Blaz

I agree. Had a buddy of mine do that and it fixed his problem

muddymac95xj

ok cool i will look into it thanks

muddymac95xj

i think i fixed the problem. i put an 3/8 flat washer blow the rubber and then a bigger dome washer ontop of the rubber. it has worked fine. i found the rubbers were ripping threw the engine compartment because of the hole was too big. it was like 5/8 and the spike on the shock was like 3/8. so my cheep way out is worked out ok. i hope

AbadK5Blaz

Cool glad its fixed

ktmracer419

i had the same problem, replaced domed washer with larger one and it hasnt torn the bushing yet.

muddymac95xj

it sucks. them little washers you get are to small. they sould know better

fenderhacker

yeah it works

Survive2022

Nice tip, I will keep it in mind when I have to change mine out. Glad that you were able to get it figured out.