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Brocken rear shock mount VIT!

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Brocken rear shock mount VIT!

Post by suzuki boy »

Was out on the weekend sand broke the rear lowers shock mount!

Can tell it was allready cracked....

Is this comin?

Well i'm gettin it welded on should i weld up around the other side?

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Post by dank »

Should have stuck with the sierra :D

If you have the welder out you may as well reinforce both sides...
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Post by Spike_Sierra »

...its already started :twisted:

are your shocks to long and are bottoming out before the diff hits bumpstops, might be worth checking, otherwise they may have broken due to fatigue.
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Post by atari4x4 »

I did a rear bumpstop extension & have front bumpstop extensions to go in.

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Post by suzukiboy »

The original shock bracket is not to flash.

This is my mod to them.

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Post by suzuki boy »

Cheers guys!

Was deffinatly already fatiged as it was half cracked you can tell!

Will reinforce both if it happens again will do what suzukiboy has done!

And shocks are all good i'm pretty sure will check though!\

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