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

From: Greg (gsutinen@wi.rr.com)
Date: Sun Oct 12 2003 - 13:03:32 EDT


Well then. Is it hitting in the front of the shock or the rear? If rear,
then ya might need them installed. My brothers were hitting in the front.

Greg '01 CC 4x4 4.7 Auto

"andy levy" <andy-dml@levyclan.us> wrote in message
news:bmbtlp$h2r$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> 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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