Re: Re: Edelbrock IAS shocks installed (and questions - long)

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Sun Oct 12 2003 - 11:57:40 EDT


Greg wrote:
> As for #1 below, did you put those little aluminum spacers in that were
> shipped in the box with the shocks between the shock and the mounting point?
> My brother just installed them on his QC 4x4 and put the spacers in. He
> thought about it for a while and called Edelbrock to see what was up with
> them being in the box and only a small piece of paper for a diagram. Nothing
> saying they have to be instaleed. They said that they are just thrown in the
> box "in case" you need them for clearance.

Oh crap. I knew someone was gonna ask me about those things.

> We jacked his truck up and found
> they did hit the upper control arm and were putting a gouge in the shock
> body. Took them back out and all was well again. Centered the shock in the
> control arm. I wouldn't leave them in. The front doesn't have to come up
> very far for them the hit the control arm.

I never put them in. They're still in the boxes.



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