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07-18-2012, 11:10 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: El Paso TX
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| rear shocks hit the u bolts
i installed u bolts on the tf2 and up front they are great but in the rear the shocks hit the nut to the u bolts and bind up the suspension. i need to move the lower shock mount to the top of the axle or on the inside of the leaf spring i was wondering if anyone else was having the same issue? any advise will be greatly appreciated. |
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07-19-2012, 02:10 AM | #2 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bozangeles
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
You should be able to just put a spacer on the shock shaft end and leave it on the bottom of the axle. Check out 1BJB's thread, he did it. Also I think there was another thread on this with a few other fixes.
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07-19-2012, 08:14 AM | #3 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: El Paso TX
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
thanks i looked them up and now know what i gotta do thanks again |
07-19-2012, 08:26 AM | #4 |
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
i used spacers on both ends.
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07-19-2012, 02:51 PM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derby, UK
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
so where can I pick up some spacers?
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07-19-2012, 06:20 PM | #6 |
Sinking with the ship Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
Fast eddy are the spacers I used.
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07-19-2012, 06:33 PM | #7 |
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
rc4wd sells some, your local hobby shop, rpp, horizon. i myself like to get my stuff from my local hobby shop they just got me a bunch of spacers ranging from 1mm to 6mm. RC4WD - The Ultimate RC Products RPP Hobby | Radio Controlled Cars, Trucks, Boats, Helis, Planes, Plastic Models here are a couple i found. you can also make your own i use a hobby miter box to make mine that way it comes out even and the right length. the hobby miter box is small so i clamp the alum or delrin tube in it then use the x-acto saw to cut it. http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_8f2rxcn1g6_e good luck bob |
07-19-2012, 06:57 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: El Paso TX
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
You can also use a rodend ball also for a spacer. I'm gonna use a fast eddy aluminum spacer
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07-19-2012, 11:10 PM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: El Paso TX
Posts: 240
| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
Here's the set up I copied Here are the spacers I used Thanks for all the help Hope this helps someone else also |
07-20-2012, 11:45 AM | #10 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: mid state
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
I'm definatly getting that spacer kit. I didnt know tfe made that. thanks Last edited by dybbob; 07-20-2012 at 06:12 PM. |
07-20-2012, 03:20 PM | #11 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derby, UK
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
loads of info there! thx everyone. |
07-20-2012, 05:25 PM | #12 |
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
After spending a crap load on my TF2 I didn't have any money left for nice spacers so I just used some metal ball-ends form an old Tamiy kit and some long screws. I used four in total and still used the kit spacers in the same locations. It will do for now. Last edited by Kenny G; 07-20-2012 at 05:28 PM. |
07-20-2012, 11:20 PM | #13 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: El Paso TX
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| Re: rear shocks hit the u bolts
I love those spacers the ballends they just plane work and the best part "free" awesome I have had the spacer kit forever and i keep recycling the spacers put them on one rig then don't need them on another and i just keep putting them back in the box. The box is cool It's like a tiny fishing tackle box it has sections for the different size spacers anyways Hope this is helping the tf2 community Last edited by Icer.One; 07-20-2012 at 11:26 PM. |
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