shock bolts/front/upper | 356 Speedster, 550 Spyder, Replica, Automotive Community

I got a new front kingpin suspension (Brazilian) and have it installed on my VS. It takes a larger upper bolt (shock) than the one I took off, and the old bolts are shouldered and tapered to fit snug.They are too small for the threaded hold in the top shock mount. I can find the right size metric thread but it will be loose in the shock thingamjig so I could sleeve it with some copper pipe sectioned to fit. Anyone have a better solution?

8/22/027:32 PM

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I got a new front kingpin suspension (Brazilian) and have it installed on my VS. It takes a larger upper bolt (shock) than the one I took off, and the old bolts are shouldered and tapered to fit snug.They are too small for the threaded hold in the top shock mount. I can find the right size metric thread but it will be loose in the shock thingamjig so I could sleeve it with some copper pipe sectioned to fit. Anyone have a better solution?

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Sleeves are a common way of adapting shock eyes to different sized mounts, but copper would be a poor choice as it is soft and will deform. Check your local Midas dealer or NAPA; they probably have a selection of different sized shock bushings.

8/23/0211:11 AM

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