Lippert shock absorber replacement options
Replacement 283271 Lippert shock is about $100 Canadian currency each at dealer or Napa. Amazon about half that but will not ship to my location. Options?
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More info. Obviously the old shocks were bottoming out as the cupped washers are driven down over the nut on the end of the tube.
I installed the new shock. Installed the wheel, let down the jack.
Now I measured the new shock with weight on it. It is with in 1/2 inch of bottoming out!!
Not good.
I’m considering this. Welding a short piece of angle iron onto the top bracket and adding 1/2 inch or perhaps a full inch distance between the to mounting positions.
This would also give a more vertical position to the shock too.
Thoughts?
I installed the new shock. Installed the wheel, let down the jack.
Now I measured the new shock with weight on it. It is with in 1/2 inch of bottoming out!!
Not good.
I’m considering this. Welding a short piece of angle iron onto the top bracket and adding 1/2 inch or perhaps a full inch distance between the to mounting positions.
This would also give a more vertical position to the shock too.
Thoughts?
