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Tough Dog shocks, not your average thread

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:57 pm
by cooki_monsta
Ok so i have some old tough dog adjustables, and bogged before you ask yes i did try searching!

I can vaguely remember upon purchasing my (i know poor decision) 2nd hand tough dog lift kit that there was a company in ringwood that rebuilt the 45mm bore adjustable shock. After a fun weekend of wheeling it appears that my inner shaft has unthreaded itself from the piston and i now have a shock in two halves.

seeing as how im an apprentice which is good cause for being a tight ass i was wondering if it was at all possible to rebuild them or is what i was told 3 years ago a load of bulldust and with great regret ill have to shell out for some new shocks :(

any help would be appreciated, not really after opinions of tough dog shocks, i know they leak , i bought them 3 years ago so im not interested in your view on them, just some useful information on my dilema!

thanks, Greg

Re: Tough Dog shocks, not your average thread

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:08 pm
by RIZZO
cooki_monsta wrote:Ok so i have some old tough dog adjustables, and bogged before you ask yes i did try searching!

I can vaguely remember upon purchasing my (i know poor decision) 2nd hand tough dog lift kit that there was a company in ringwood that rebuilt the 45mm bore adjustable shock. After a fun weekend of wheeling it appears that my inner shaft has unthreaded itself from the piston and i now have a shock in two halves.

seeing as how im an apprentice which is good cause for being a tight ass i was wondering if it was at all possible to rebuild them or is what i was told 3 years ago a load of bulldust and with great regret ill have to shell out for some new shocks :(

any help would be appreciated, not really after opinions of tough dog shocks, i know they leak , i bought them 3 years ago so im not interested in your view on them, just some useful information on my dilema!

thanks, Greg
mate i'm not 100% sure but i have never heard of it, pretty sure there throw away, there great shcoks but dear :(

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:04 pm
by cooki_monsta
thanks mate yea kinda found that out when i got round to ripping the shock off the car, theres no way you can rebuild it, altho all i need is to have the piston screwed back on.

its throw away, sad but true

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:55 pm
by SilverBulletBM
You could always try these guys, but it might be not worth the $

TSR: The Shockabsorber Reconditioners
18 Aranda St
Slacks Creek QLD 4127
(07) 3808 2455

Re: Tough Dog shocks, not your average thread

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:51 am
by bogged
cooki_monsta wrote:seeing as how im an apprentice which is good cause for being a tight ass
Go check the rodeo in the members thread with the live conversion an about 40k spent on it... hes an apprentice :P

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:25 am
by Suspension Stuff
SilverBulletBM wrote:You could always try these guys, but it might be not worth the $

TSR: The Shockabsorber Reconditioners
18 Aranda St
Slacks Creek QLD 4127
(07) 3808 2455
They sold out the business to All about steering and Suspension in Moss St, Slacks Creek. However they are not cheap, it would cost you more then a new shock if it were possible. It is only worth reconditioning expensive shocks.

Shane

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:50 am
by RAY185
Agree with just replacing it but if you are really keen on getting it repaired you can also try W&W Shock Absorbers on the northside too, pretty reasonably priced and they do good work.

http://www.wwshockabsorbers.com.au/