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65Gregg · 06-10-2010, 03:09 PM

I am installing my lowering shocks and need help!! No I'm not asking someone to come help but I do have some cold ones if you just can't stop yourself...The shocks came with sleeves in the box which fit just fine in the bushings but (you had to know that was coming) the CPP supplied bolts are to large for the sleeves and too small for the bushings. should I install the sleeves and step down to smaller bolts?

**Clyde65** · 06-10-2010, 03:45 PM

Have you called CPP? Sometimes the parts are shipped with the wrong hardware. Smart @$$ kids I guess.

michael bustamante · 06-10-2010, 04:04 PM

yup contact jeff here to make sure you got the right hardware

65Gregg · 06-10-2010, 04:22 PM

All of the tech lines & Jeff's line were busy with a 10 minute wait. Each shock has 2 sleeves, 1 has the correct ID and the other was too small. I decided to spread the sleeve enough to allow the bolt to go thru. It worked!! I then bolted up my panhard/tracbar to center my rearend. I was going to put my tires on and adjust at ride height. Wrong, my 285/70 BFG's won't clear the lip of the wheelwell and the drum. I think it is time for a cold drink of water and scratch my head for a while.

65Gregg · 06-10-2010, 06:02 PM

Well the back half is done, 5" CPP springs, shocks, tracbar & shock relocation , Now I have to find time for the front. It will get a complete rebuild plus 2" springs and 2 1/2" spindles. The rallye wheels are on the floor in the garage waiting for new tires which will help the look.

SCOTI · 06-10-2010, 06:17 PM

Cool. Did you get CPP stuff for the front as well?

65Gregg · 06-10-2010, 08:14 PM

[QUOTE=SCOTI;4024574]Cool. Did you get CPP stuff for the front as well?[/QUOY

Yes, I got everything from them except the rebuild parts.

65Gregg · 09-21-2010, 07:23 PM

I finally got around to finishing the front end and am pretty satisfied with the results. Still needs to be aligned and buy some new tires. I have 8" rallye wheels but want to run 7" on the front, Hopefully I can find a pair on Thursday. I need to make up my mind on tire sizes, currently I have 285/70 rear and 255/70 front. I am nervous about going much shorter on the front because my headers hang pretty low. Any thoughts on tire sizes?

**Clyde65** · 09-22-2010, 10:39 AM

WHat wheels are on your truck now?

65Gregg · 09-22-2010, 12:58 PM

Those were OEM wheels on my son's 96 that we took off when we dropped it and put on 17" Americans.

06-10-2010, 03:09 PM	#1
65Gregg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Willis, Texas Posts: 754	Shock question I am installing my lowering shocks and need help!! No I'm not asking someone to come help but I do have some cold ones if you just can't stop yourself...The shocks came with sleeves in the box which fit just fine in the bushings but (you had to know that was coming) the CPP supplied bolts are to large for the sleeves and too small for the bushings. should I install the sleeves and step down to smaller bolts? __________________ 65Gregg Blue long bed White TBSS 61 Impala “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain

06-10-2010, 03:45 PM	#2
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,540	Re: Shock question Have you called CPP? Sometimes the parts are shipped with the wrong hardware. Smart @$$ kids I guess. __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

06-10-2010, 04:04 PM	#3
michael bustamante Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,841	Re: Shock question yup contact jeff here to make sure you got the right hardware __________________ 1967custom

06-10-2010, 04:22 PM	#4
65Gregg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Willis, Texas Posts: 754	Re: Shock question All of the tech lines & Jeff's line were busy with a 10 minute wait. Each shock has 2 sleeves, 1 has the correct ID and the other was too small. I decided to spread the sleeve enough to allow the bolt to go thru. It worked!! I then bolted up my panhard/tracbar to center my rearend. I was going to put my tires on and adjust at ride height. Wrong, my 285/70 BFG's won't clear the lip of the wheelwell and the drum. I think it is time for a cold drink of water and scratch my head for a while. __________________ 65Gregg Blue long bed White TBSS 61 Impala “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain

06-10-2010, 06:02 PM	#5
65Gregg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Willis, Texas Posts: 754	Re: Shock question Well the back half is done, 5" CPP springs, shocks, tracbar & shock relocation , Now I have to find time for the front. It will get a complete rebuild plus 2" springs and 2 1/2" spindles. The rallye wheels are on the floor in the garage waiting for new tires which will help the look. Attached Images __________________ 65Gregg Blue long bed White TBSS 61 Impala “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain

06-10-2010, 06:17 PM	#6
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,939	Re: Shock question Cool. Did you get CPP stuff for the front as well? __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

06-10-2010, 08:14 PM	#7
65Gregg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Willis, Texas Posts: 754	Re: Shock question [QUOTE=SCOTI;4024574]Cool. Did you get CPP stuff for the front as well?[/QUOY Yes, I got everything from them except the rebuild parts. __________________ 65Gregg Blue long bed White TBSS 61 Impala “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain

09-21-2010, 07:23 PM	#8
65Gregg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Willis, Texas Posts: 754	Re: Shock question I finally got around to finishing the front end and am pretty satisfied with the results. Still needs to be aligned and buy some new tires. I have 8" rallye wheels but want to run 7" on the front, Hopefully I can find a pair on Thursday. I need to make up my mind on tire sizes, currently I have 285/70 rear and 255/70 front. I am nervous about going much shorter on the front because my headers hang pretty low. Any thoughts on tire sizes? Attached Images __________________ 65Gregg Blue long bed White TBSS 61 Impala “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain

09-22-2010, 10:39 AM	#9
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,540	Re: Shock question WHat wheels are on your truck now? __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

09-22-2010, 12:58 PM	#10
65Gregg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Willis, Texas Posts: 754	Re: Shock question Those were OEM wheels on my son's 96 that we took off when we dropped it and put on 17" Americans. __________________ 65Gregg Blue long bed White TBSS 61 Impala “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain



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