Thread: I keep breaking shocks?

Originally Posted by PAT303

If the shock was turned 90 degrees so the pin pointed forward the problem would be fixed. Pat

i made new rear shock mounts to solve the problem


cheers phil

Originally Posted by biggerlandy

have you got standard bump stops on if so that is your problem you need poly longer bump stops on

dont agree totally, ive been running round for 3 years with extended bump's that still need 2'' more b4 they touch the diff. the angle of the OE rear shock mount is in favour of compression not extention.
i think you would have to be going really hard and fast to snap an eye off on compression.


the front mount is one ive modified, its horizontal, the rear is an OE one. the day i tested the modified ones i drove home with out the rear shocks, broke the eye off one and bent the other.

cheers phil

Originally Posted by discowhite

i think you would have to be going really hard and fast to snap an eye off on compression.

I had lowered shock mounts on for a little while (same end result as longer shocks).

While I didn't break an eye off, I did snap two shock shafts. Both times at very low speeds (low range 1st gear) while under full suspension compression.

I've had this problem too.

I've fitted Bilsteins now and I've left the top mount on the loose side. I haven't broken one since but I'm not convinced it's solved.

While we were in WA we met a guy with a Disco who had broken two and was ordering more in!

i broke one of mine too, it was a brand new procomp, but apparently they were having issues with the welds in that batch, they were large eye versions using a pin to eye convertor on the bottom, it was the bottom mount that broke. I exchanged them for a newer batch of small eye shocks, havnt had a problem since, it seems to big eye version dont handle the larger angles very well.

Originally Posted by cal415

i broke one of mine too, it was a brand new procomp, but apparently they were having issues with the welds in that batch, they were large eye versions using a pin to eye convertor on the bottom, it was the bottom mount that broke. I exchanged them for a newer batch of small eye shocks, havnt had a problem since, it seems to big eye version dont handle the larger angles very well.

Interesting. - I've always gone for a larger eye on the top on the basis that the larger rubber bush can better absorb the movement before stress is transferred to the eye.

maybe so, but the smaller eye is narrower in the steel ring so less chance of binding at big side angles.