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Old 04-29-2008, 10:41 PM   #12
DKN
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Re: Worn out shock mounts

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Originally Posted by Andy4639 View Post
DKN... Can you use a stock length shock with those mounts? They don't look like there is much meat to them.
Yes you can. They are made from 3/16" steel. I think that the OE 4 wheel drive part was a little thinner than that.

It's intresting that GM recognized that the shock stud was weak and only offered a gusset on the 4 wheel drive applications leaving the 2 wheel drive trucks to break.

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