bilk Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm having trouble replacing the original shocks with Spax ones. I thought the sleeve from the old bushes had stuck to the original bolts but it now looks as though the bolt is supposed to be like that because they fit through the holes in the chassis. The lower bolts are the same and the problem is that they are too big for the bushes on the new shocks. I don't want to put smaller bolts in because there will be some play. Am I missing something?Cheers, Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The upper bolt in the rear shocks should be that large.If your bush on the spax shock has a metal sleeve bin it, if not they have the wrong bushes fitted.As far as my memory goes the lower bolts werent the special ones and just normal 9/16 bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilk Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks,So is it possible to get new bushes without the metal sleeve or is there an easy way to remove the sleeve from the Spax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 no idea im affraid i use avo's, if it were me i would just thump them out in a vice, but i have a habbit of destroying things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 There is no lower bolt, the lower mounting is part of the vertical link, a pin with a threaded end. The bushes are a simple tapered affair, one on each side. Your dampers have either been supplied incorrectly configured, or they are not intended for a Spitfire (or Herald , GT6 etc). Contact your supplier,Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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