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Synchro909 · 10-03-2019, 05:02 PM

There's no way I'd drill the front axle. Besides being illegal here, it just isn't right. I make clamps just like the ones the vendors sell. # cars done that way and no sign of trouble.
It only takes a short time, an angle grinder, a couple of pieces of 1" (25mm) square steel stock, some drills and taps and a few bolts from the local bolt bloke and you're done.
BTW, the only set of telescopic shockers I have had trouble with are the ones I bought from a vendor (and copied). The bottom bracket for one of the rear shocks broke through the lower bolt hole. I'd reinforce that as part of installation right from the begining. It's an obvious weak spot.

10-03-2019, 05:02 PM	#9
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,041	Re: Pics of KD tube shock installation There's no way I'd drill the front axle. Besides being illegal here, it just isn't right. I make clamps just like the ones the vendors sell. # cars done that way and no sign of trouble. It only takes a short time, an angle grinder, a couple of pieces of 1" (25mm) square steel stock, some drills and taps and a few bolts from the local bolt bloke and you're done. BTW, the only set of telescopic shockers I have had trouble with are the ones I bought from a vendor (and copied). The bottom bracket for one of the rear shocks broke through the lower bolt hole. I'd reinforce that as part of installation right from the begining. It's an obvious weak spot. __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.