I put some NAPA shocks on my '91 Westy (they worked very well) and ran into the same bump with them. My solution was the same as Jay's. I had the original bushings so I put them back on and the bump in the night never saw the light of day again. Bob
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> >. I assumed the bushings supplied would be matched to the new > shocks. The bump I am getting is probably from the front suspension > unloading and the metal cup banging on the shoulder of the shock stem. A > thicker bushing would allow more compression of the rubber and prevent the > cup from hitting the stem shoulder. Does this make any sense? I may try > adding a shim under the bushing or under the cup. The bushing just doesn't > look like it is compressed enough. The nut appears to be ran in to end of > the threads. > > > Jay |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.