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Post by George Stojkos » Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:27 pm

Which way is the head of the pin/bolt to the lower bracket on the rear shocks supposed to face? Is it a case of reallly doesn`t matter?
When I removed them I had each one facing a different way and both were loose. They had been rattling around and only the well of the A arm stopped them from undoing completely. Better check yours.. :shock:


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Post by dilvoy » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:47 pm

It does matter. The nut of the lower bolt needs to face towards the passenger compartment. The lower brackets can't be bolted in place if the bolts are swapped around. You also should position the shock so tightening the lower bracket bolts dosen't put undue stress on the lower shock bushing.
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Post by George Stojkos » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:23 pm

You also should position the shock so tightening the lower bracket bolts dosen't put undue stress on the lower shock bushing.

Thanks Dilvoy, that was my next question. As I said the bolts were loose so when I dropped the shocks out I could not tell what the angle/line was in relation to the bracket. I figured it looked like the shock should run in a straight line in relation to the bracket. Check out the pic`s and tell me if I`m close. I don`t want to torque these nuts to 300 lbs with locktite and find that they are not orientiated correctly.

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Post by Clarke » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:46 pm

Interesting - where did those shocks come from? They look like adjustable units - is that what the little bit sticking out is for? But not like any adjustable I've seen before. They aren't the same as what's on my Hummer or HMMWV.

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Post by George Stojkos » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:56 pm

Hi Clarke,
They are the Cepek Adjustable Shocks used on the Hummers.
The dampening can be controlled from inside the cab depending on what conditions you are driving in or what weight you are carrying, plus they
have a lifetime guarantee. Much nicer than standard mil. issue and a
perfect fit.

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Post by dilvoy » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:25 pm

That's actually pretty close George. My first attempt was to have it lined up with the outward side of the lower bracket, but it actually needs to be slightly at a more inward angle than completely lined up. Yours might be spot on or just need that much more offset than you already have. You could just do a test fit before you do the final tightening, if you haven't already done it. If only Brad were here, he'd be able to give you the answer straight away, but he is probably being rotated on a Spit right about now......... er ah..... I mean eating wild game that was cooked over an open fire on a spit. :D
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Post by George Stojkos » Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:47 pm

Ah yes,

Brad the " Bwana Guru " ... Me thinkum him too bigum to fit on the spitum.... Probably sitting in the bar of a 5 star hotel in Pretoria :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by Ozhumvee » Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:17 pm

George
You are close, it is just slightly off being in line with the mount.
As Dilvoy said you will have to do a test fit to get it perfect.
I marked all my mounts with a cold chisel to get them right.
The pins/nuts will only fit one way, they foul the A arm other wise.
Don't forget to threadlock them after assembly as well as 300 ft/lbs ;-))), good fun in the vice doing those bottom ones.
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Post by Ted Gates » Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:16 am

Question;

How come I have seen hollow shock bolts and solid shock bolts?


PS. I can see Brad just lounging in a bar after the first outing saying "Crikey, it's hot and smelly out there!"

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Post by Action » Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:01 am

George Stojkos wrote:Hi Clarke,
They are the Cepek Adjustable Shocks used on the Hummers.
The dampening can be controlled from inside the cab depending on what conditions you are driving in or what weight you are carrying, plus they
have a lifetime guarantee. Much nicer than standard mil. issue and a
perfect fit.
Those Cepek shocks are aftermarket shocks.
The civy H1s came with the same shocks as the Humvee.

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Post by Clarke » Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:58 pm

George Stojkos wrote:Hi Clarke,
They are the Cepek Adjustable Shocks used on the Hummers.
The dampening can be controlled from inside the cab depending on what conditions you are driving in or what weight you are carrying, plus they
have a lifetime guarantee. Much nicer than standard mil. issue and a
perfect fit.
Ah George, is that what they look like with the remote adjustable fitting. Funny, I've been running the manually adjustable cepek's on my Hummer for six years now. (I'm on my third set - Tom is great to deal with when I have an issue or broken shock - for a while I think I was doing his destructive testing for him. :-) ) I've never seen the remote air-line fitting though - now I know what it looks like!

They ARE great shocks - and worth it.

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Post by George Stojkos » Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:34 pm

Manual adjusters....Bahh humbug.... I don`t want to get my pants dirty every time I want to adjust the shocks....I`m getting lazy in my old age :lol: :lol: :lol: Thank you to everyone for your comments and help.

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Post by dunsbr » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:42 am

I warned you to pay attention to the alignment of the shocks and bolts before I left George..... :?
See what happens whan I go away and leave you alone..... :roll:

BTW, as it happens Ted, I AM in a 5 star resort at the moment and I can hear the swizzle stick tinkling on the glass of my Gin and Tonic as I type.. :P

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Post by George Stojkos » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:28 am

Now listen here " Great White Hunter ". If you read the post carefully I said the bolts were undone inside the A arm so when I dropped them I couldn`t see how they aligned :P
Good to hear from you :D


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