[urq] rear bumper shock

[Louis-Alain_Richard at computerhorizons.com]

Gregg and Jim,

The thread size is metric 9x1.5 or something similar. When I looked to 
find a proper die, it would have cost me 50$ to have one custom-ordered. 
No professionnal tool store got it in stock.
So the cheap solution was to destroy the inner threads in the strut body 
and push-in the rod. Worked for both bumpers on 2 cars so far.

Louis-Alain






"Gregg K" <groupbq at insight.rr.com> 
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2004-12-03 02:24

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Jim,

The front and rear bumper shocks can be compressed without destroying 
anything.  Remove the locknut on the shock piston rod and unscrew the 
shock 
housing.  Take a die (I forget what size) and cut more threads on the 
piston 
rod.  This will allow you to thread the shock housing farther down on the 
rod, essentially shortening the unit, and moving the bumper closer to the 
body.  As I recall, the rear bumper can be adjusted to be nearly flush 
with 
the apron, making it a fairly good match for the front Euro bumper.

Cheers,

Gregg Kellenberger
'83 Mars




From: Jim Miller <jimmiller at insightbb.com>

Has anyone had experience with compressing the rear bumper shocks to 
achieve
that Euro look on an '83 UrQ ? I have the parts off the car. The front end
sports the Euro conversion so I need the rear to match. Any BTDT?
Thanks,
Jim
Gobi-1