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Old 05-24-2012, 09:23 PM
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so i want to use some hockey pucks to bumpstop of the spring perches in the front. im not sure what epoxy to use for the best long lasting result? i was thinking of tapping and bolting the top of the spring perch but im to lazy?

what epoxy? how long did/still are they holding on?
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No need to tap it just run a bolt straight through the perch. The botom of the perch is open so u can put a nut on a bolt easily.
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No need to tap it just run a bolt straight through the perch. The botom of the perch is open so u can put a nut on a bolt easily.
can you get to it with a nut on the passenger side? trac bar and what not isnt in the way?
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Originally Posted by gsteeze
can you get to it with a nut on the passenger side? trac bar and what not isnt in the way?
yeah you might have to be creative with what you have available though. I used a hemostat to hold the nut in place and i threaded it from the top.
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I've heard of people using "liquid nails" that glue stuff. I'm not sure if it's the best though.
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Originally Posted by Nperryman
I've heard of people using "liquid nails" that glue stuff. I'm not sure if it's the best though.

thats what i used and its held up great. I just cleaned the pucks and spring perch a little with parts cleaner before i used the liquid nails. they have been in there about a year and a half. been through mud, snow, rivers and rocks, no problems.
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Originally Posted by xjheep92

thats what i used and its held up great. I just cleaned the pucks and spring perch a little with parts cleaner before i used the liquid nails. they have been in there about a year and a half. been through mud, snow, rivers and rocks, no problems.
Sweet. I'll be doing this soon. What type of liquid nails did you use? I didn't see one strictly for metal.
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I welded a nut onto the spring perch and just bolted to that. Probably would be easy enough to just run a bolt through the hole like everyone else is saying.
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i threaded the coil perch and used some 7/16 bolts. eventually the pucks cracked apart from hard hits. i used rc car tire glue back in the day. didnt even last a run.
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Gorilla glue. Works for a single wheeling season. I never had a problem replacing a puck or two every year.
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any pics ???? have a 99 and want to use hockey puck as well but have no hole in spring pirch ( that is the bottom where the spring sits right ?)
I might try the liquid nails adea
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Originally Posted by mech1ohio
any pics ???? have a 99 and want to use hockey puck as well but have no hole in spring pirch ( that is the bottom where the spring sits right ?)
I might try the liquid nails adea
It's pretty simple... You get hockey pucks, and put glue on them.
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that is what I am going to do then
thanks
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just bought some liquid nails, i am cutting some more off my fenders and will hopefully be able to glue them on later. if it warms up and stops snowing!!!
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The liquid nails idea sounds great. thanks

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