Help - New Shocks Not Fitting
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Help - New Shocks Not Fitting
Installing Ez ride suspension kit from van steel. The QA1 shocks come with these metal sleeves that you can press in, but when you press them in they won’t fit. Also having trouble with the angle of the bottom mount (in picture). First time installing this stuff, what am I missing?
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Can you lift the trailing arm a bit to make alignment easier? Also, since everything looks new, did you use the correct shock mounts on the correct side? There is a left and a right.
If the steel sleeve is just a bit too long, perhaps you could sand it down, or spread the bracket apart. How close to fitting is it?
If the steel sleeve is just a bit too long, perhaps you could sand it down, or spread the bracket apart. How close to fitting is it?
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From: Virginia
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