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Offline jaime

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installing front drop shocks
« on: September 03, 2014, 12:41:43 am »
Having a little bit of trouble getting my new shock to slide in on the bottom since the bushings that came with the drop shock being wider than stock and pointers on how to squeeze them in on to the lower control arm    thanks

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Re: installing front drop shocks
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014, 07:44:32 pm »
Did you get the right shocks?  It should have a sleeve in it that goes between the mounts.

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Re: installing front drop shocks
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2014, 12:07:40 am »
Mcguaghy 1350


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Re: installing front drop shocks
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2014, 09:10:31 pm »
Those are Toxic Shocks.  They should have came with the correct bushing.  Can you take pic and post your problem area?

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Re: installing front drop shocks
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2014, 11:26:10 pm »
The problem  is were they mount on lower control arm   sorry I cant take a picture I put old shocks back on and put tire back on 

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Re: installing front drop shocks
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2014, 11:34:02 pm »
Captkaos im guessing u have experience with these shocks im going to post a pic  of the shock bc the pic on mcguaghys website looks diffrent then what they sent me 

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Re: installing front drop shocks
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2014, 05:39:01 pm »
It is just a rebranded lowered shock.  Where are the bushings and the bolt sleeve?

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Re: installing front drop shocks
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2014, 01:14:06 am »
Sorry ive been really swamped with work so r u saying if they sent me the wrong bushing and sleeves it will never go on bc basically thats whats happening

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Re: installing front drop shocks
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2014, 11:05:44 pm »
I am saying if it came as it is pictured above there is no bushing in there.
Where are they?