Shock Mount Repair

[Daveyboy1983]

Hey all, just wanted to share my fix of my front shock mount on my '86 shorty as you can see in the first pic it had a gigantic hole where the shock had been loose and egged out the mount badly...I took a piece of 1/4" plate and shaped it to fit with a grinder then tacked it once to get the placement right then filled the gaps what do you guys think?

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Looks good. The frame is a heavy duty spring steel so a grade 8 washer works good too. It's a good fix for everyone though shock braces from a 4x4 off lmc truck do well at preventing issues as well
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[lilpoindexter]

One of my shocks was loose for a long time, fortunately the frame was ok.

[Daveyboy1983]

Ya I was originally going to go the easy route and just use a grade 8 washer, but there was to large of a gap at the top and the bottom still and it didn't sit right in the hole either, I was worried about it tearing out again so I went with this

[LONGHAIR]

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS '86

Looks good. The frame is a heavy duty spring steel so a grade 8 washer works good too. It's a good fix for everyone though shock braces from a 4x4 off lmc truck do well at preventing issues as well
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While I would definitely agree with adding the 4x4 bracket to put the bolt into a "double shear" situation.....the frame is not spring steel.

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Originally Posted by LONGHAIR

While I would definitely agree with adding the 4x4 bracket to put the bolt into a "double shear" situation.....the frame is not spring steel.

Correct. I was thinking of the bumpers. Frame is a hardened steel though I know that for sure. Pita to drill too
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