front shocks

[BILLY BLACKARROW]

Hi all
Went to fit front shocks today and found they wouldn't fit through the hole in the bottom wish bone (HR front end ) have I the wrong shocks or am i fitting them wrong do you have to drop the bottom wish bone and feed it in from the top or what . I would imagine that you just feed them up from the bottom but like i said the hole is to small by a couple mm
Thanks Dum ass Billy

[ardiesse]

You're not fitting the shocks wrong. But I bet the guy who sold them said "yeah, they fit, no worries".

In the bad old days, Monroe GT-130s were always just a little too wide to fit through the hole without a little persuasion with a hammer.

You might have to get out with a half-round file and relieve the hole in the control arm a bit. And it may help to drive the car up onto ramps to install the shock absorbers, rather than having it on stands.

Rob

[Errol62]

Standard evn back when I got peddlers shocks on my HX van about 1983 Billy. They whipped out the bastard file and made them fit quiccksmart.

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[Brett027]

It's moments like these where that little phneumatic die grinder comes out and shines. My favourite tool in the kit.