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8th September 2019, 17:44 | #1 |
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New Shockers hmm..
Just warning if you try these ..
today put in the first of my 2 new Shocks from DMGRS onto the ZED Dizzle. And old NS one came out easy , putting new ones back bit of a nightmare. All because the new shocks are just over 2 nches longer than the original factory ones in their extended state ,, so when assembled the spring pushes the shock out by this much making the whole unit longer and impossible to put back on without compressing it again and keeping it compressed whilst installing, and my spring compressors wont fit in under the wheel arch.. But got it in in the end with a lot of faffing and jacking the shock up ( a few twitchy bottom moments ) .. NB .. even though the feel of the old shock to new one seemed similar the first try down the road and the car feels a lot different on the NS .. One more to go next week . then 2 lower arms .. C
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Compress them a bit with cable ties or even some string to cut off once the damper is in place before tightening anything up.---
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9th September 2019, 06:27 | #3 |
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I compressed them off the car then bound the spring with tie down straps, about 8 turns each side.
But the weight still extended the shock ,so cable tied a a length of wood up under the roll bar link flange and was able to use the scissor jack to push it up.. All a bit tricky by yourself
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After it occurred to me, i should have removed the bottom pinch bolt and hub, it would have been so much easier. Sent from my SM-A600FN using Tapatalk
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14th September 2019, 12:17 | #5 |
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Just managing to do the other shock under the fluance of Drugs ..
See the difference in Length original Factory to the much longer new ones,
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You feeling better mate
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14th September 2019, 15:21 | #8 |
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mostly painkillers at the mo, awaiting test results..prob won't get them til wednesday
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14th September 2019, 18:17 | #9 |
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Nope , this is the fixed length.. it does not pull out at all
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