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New rear shocks but some side to side play results in clunk
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New rear shocks but some side to side play results in clunk
I've installed some new rear shocks in my 2001 Yukon 1500, but it seems to me that the bushings are slightly narrower than the originals resulting in some very slight side to side movement.
If I tighten more the metal bracket that the shock bushing sits in will start to bend inward. Is that a problem? Or should I look to putting some washers/spacers in their to make up the difference?
I've installed some new rear shocks in my 2001 Yukon 1500, but it seems to me that the bushings are slightly narrower than the originals resulting in some very slight side to side movement. If I tighten more the metal bracket that the shock bushing sits in will start to bend inward. Is that a problem?
Yes. Don't do that.
Originally Posted by rgpinder
Or should I look to putting some washers/spacers in their to make up the difference?
This. I had to add spacer washers from hardware store on each side of my replacement rear shocks on my 1971 VW Convertible like 20 years ago for the same issue, and it's been fine. And on my 1998 Frontier I had to grind the rubber bushings on the shock a little narrower to get those in the space.
I don't know why such things are that way too often !!!
New rear shocks but some side to side play results in clunk
