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Offline bfofish

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Broken shock mount
« on: June 20, 2007, 07:09:13 pm »
Wouldn't ya know it !  I recently bought a frame for my blazer and while stripping it down today,I found this
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Re: Broken shock mount
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2007, 07:18:06 pm »
Anyone have a "simple" fix for this ??
1987 Stepside 2wd , 2003 Silverado 1500HD Crew Cab

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Re: Broken shock mount
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2007, 07:47:03 pm »
mine was cracked but not broken out....what I did was weld up the crack and then welded a washer on it to sturdy it up

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Re: Broken shock mount
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2007, 09:09:54 pm »
Yeah, the one red4wd just listed is what I did on mine.  I would get one of the shock stud kits and use that washer since you know it is the correct size.

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Re: Broken shock mount
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2007, 07:55:02 pm »
i had to do this  same repair last week i bent up a 3/16 patch plate that covered about a half in bigger than the broken area , welded it in and drilled a hole for a new shock stod