Replacing stock front shock nut with a stainless one...what size?
06-26-2009, 01:14 PM
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Replacing stock front shock nut with a stainless one...what size? Hey everyone...I'm getting ready to get my car in the air tonight and swap in my Strano springs and Koni 4/4s along with a complete UMI rear suspension, and have done a lot of reading on the replacement process. Even though my car has always been garaged, I'm fully expecting to fight the rust issue that most of you have had to deal with. I've noticed that Major Lee Slow recommended replacing the nut with a stainless steel nylock nut, and I intend to do that. My question is, does anyone know what exact size I need and where I might be able to pick one up (Home Depot, Lowe's maybe)? I really want to get this done tonight, but the hardware stores will be closed by the time I get off work and get the assembly apart. Thanks.
06-26-2009, 01:18 PM
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Your new shocks should have new nuts, take one of those to the hardware store to match size/thread pitch, great idea BTW!
Mine were a bitch, I had to dremel them off, do you have a dremel w/cutting wheel (several)? In fact, it took most of the time just getting the frozen nuts off....I didnt use stainless but I greased mine with grease from my grease gun to keep them from rusting again.
Good luck.
Mine were a bitch, I had to dremel them off, do you have a dremel w/cutting wheel (several)? In fact, it took most of the time just getting the frozen nuts off....I didnt use stainless but I greased mine with grease from my grease gun to keep them from rusting again.
Good luck.
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Your new shocks should have new nuts, take one of those to the hardware store to match size/thread pitch, great idea BTW!
Mine were a bitch, I had to dremel them off, do you have a dremel w/cutting wheel (several)? In fact, it took most of the time just getting the frozen nuts off....I didnt use stainless but I greased mine with grease from my grease gun to keep them from rusting again.
Good luck.
Mine were a bitch, I had to dremel them off, do you have a dremel w/cutting wheel (several)? In fact, it took most of the time just getting the frozen nuts off....I didnt use stainless but I greased mine with grease from my grease gun to keep them from rusting again.
Good luck.
I guess I'll just run down to Ace Hardware and Home Depot as soon as I get off to match them up. Thanks.And I do indeed have a Dremel, but I'm praying I won't need to use it.
06-26-2009, 01:37 PM
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Off the record, I'd not only use stainless, but I would not use nylock--instead use a nut and a good split-type lock washer.
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06-26-2009, 02:26 PM
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I think what I said was pretty clear: "I'd not only use stainless, but I would not use nylock--instead use a nut and a good split-type lock washer."
I don't care if you use stainless or not, but you better use a lock-washer if you aren't using a nylock.
I don't care if you use stainless or not, but you better use a lock-washer if you aren't using a nylock.
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