Weak Factory shock mount fix
Weak Factory shock mount fix
In case you're new or forgot, this is what happened to my shock:
and now, puns:
When I saw this I was shocked
You can say this was shocking
It was a shock
It became quite the shocker
This was shocking news
It took me a while to absorb the shock
This is not absorbing any of my shock
This did not dampen the shock of the discovery
and now to the new post:
Okay, so today I chopped off the existing broken mount with a hammer, gasket scraper, breaker bar, flat head, larger hammer, dye grinder, and sawz-all. Luckily I had enough motivation to do the other side, lol
So until Friday when I get them welded on, I have no front shocks
The new mounts are 1/2" plate with I believe 1/4" sides.
and now, puns:
When I saw this I was shocked
You can say this was shocking
It was a shock
It became quite the shocker
This was shocking news
It took me a while to absorb the shock
This is not absorbing any of my shock
This did not dampen the shock of the discovery
and now to the new post:
Okay, so today I chopped off the existing broken mount with a hammer, gasket scraper, breaker bar, flat head, larger hammer, dye grinder, and sawz-all. Luckily I had enough motivation to do the other side, lol
So until Friday when I get them welded on, I have no front shocks
The new mounts are 1/2" plate with I believe 1/4" sides.
Thanks guys!
Izero, it's nice to see you actually like my work for once, lol
Another reason you should all change those mounts:
In that circled area, the factory mount basically is just a pocket, it holds water and is what I assume to be untreated metal frame. When I cut those sections out (Very simple, cut down the welds and hammer it off with a wedge like object) they were flaking with rust. I should have taken pictures, but I reacted quickly and ground it all away
So basically your factory mounts are raising rust and that will eventually rot through that section of the frame
Izero, it's nice to see you actually like my work for once, lol
Another reason you should all change those mounts:
In that circled area, the factory mount basically is just a pocket, it holds water and is what I assume to be untreated metal frame. When I cut those sections out (Very simple, cut down the welds and hammer it off with a wedge like object) they were flaking with rust. I should have taken pictures, but I reacted quickly and ground it all away
So basically your factory mounts are raising rust and that will eventually rot through that section of the frame
Last edited by KasperR34; Jun 13, 2013 at 07:15 PM. Reason: Because Racecar spelled backward is still racecaR.
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Very nicely done. You must have some really bad roads around you though. Those things were really deformed! I'm sure the rust helped though
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Thanks guys!
Izero, it's nice to see you actually like my work for once, lol
Another reason you should all change those mounts:
In that circled area, the factory mount basically is just a pocket, it holds water and is what I assume to be untreated metal frame. When I cut those sections out (Very simple, cut down the welds and hammer it off with a wedge like object) they were flaking with rust. I should have taken pictures, but I reacted quickly and ground it all away
So basically your factory mounts are raising rust and that will eventually rot through that section of the frame
Izero, it's nice to see you actually like my work for once, lol
Another reason you should all change those mounts:
In that circled area, the factory mount basically is just a pocket, it holds water and is what I assume to be untreated metal frame. When I cut those sections out (Very simple, cut down the welds and hammer it off with a wedge like object) they were flaking with rust. I should have taken pictures, but I reacted quickly and ground it all away
So basically your factory mounts are raising rust and that will eventually rot through that section of the frame
Can't wait to see the finished product...
