HELP: repairing an adjustable spax shock

Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:30 pm

In the process of shortening my struts i got distracted and forgot to take out the shock before starting to cut, im a complete "ass" i know. And by the time i knoticed it was too late

. from what i gathered only minimal fluid was lost, But i know there will be air in the shock now.

Soo is this shock capput or could it be welded up and saved somehow?

I know people have completely stripped down shocks before but i wouldnt know were to start

Cheers
Carl

Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:20 am

Why would you be shortening the struts??
My personal opinion would be bin the shock ! That shizzle is not for the average joe bloggs;)

Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:04 am

Haha im not the average joe. Ya dont learn untill you have given it ago.

N the reason i shortened my struts is even with the coiloverslieve welded on n the adjusters wound to the bottom the car wasnt that low n the shock were dottoming out. So to make the car lower and still have suspention travel i shortent my struts. I dont know if the turrets can be raised on these so i didnt even look into that route

Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:02 am

Forget raising the shock towers, fit flat top mounts. They'll drop the car 50-80mm and, more importantly, put the suspension near the middle of it's travel where it can work properly.

Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:35 am

I didnt know about the flat top-mounts. And the struts have been shortened and im happy with the result.

Its just i have now got a single adjustable spax laying round worthless and was wondering if i could repair the other to make em a pair again

Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:53 am

Sounds like some epic council bodgery ! Any pics ?

Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:05 pm

must admit id like to see pics of this also, sounds most interesting, from a stand back and watch the fireworks

Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:40 pm

Wasn't there someone making short coilovers by cutting down struts?
Used Golf inserts IIRC.
OP, how are you going to fit full-length shocks into shorter struts?

I, too want pics

Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:44 pm

pacerpete wrote:Sounds like some epic council bodgery ! Any pics ?

This is less council and more Stance IMO

Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:21 pm

I have pics of the process up to the point of weldinf but in my excitement to fit them i didnt take a pic of the finished product' ill see if i can get a good pic with a wheel off. I used vw corrado coilover inserts there about 4" shorter than standard 51mm e30 ones but i only chopped the struts down 3" and dropped a spacer in the bottom. Ill have pics tonight hopefully

Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:27 pm

I have pics of the process up to the point of weldinf but in my excitement to fit them i didnt take a pic of the finished product' ill see if i can get a good pic with a wheel off. I used vw corrado coilover inserts there about 4" shorter than standard 51mm e30 ones but i only chopped the struts down 3" and dropped a spacer in the bottom. Ill have pics tonight hopefully

Sat Sep 22, 2012 1:55 pm

Pics are fron my phone and a terrable quality lol sorry

These are my coilies prier to chopping

These are the e30 and corrado shocks

E30

Corrado

The cut

The damaged shock

The result (coilies wound 2" from bottom)

I dont run that low. That was a test. It rides well, not to stiff and the hubs havent fallen off yet after quite abit of abuse

Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:10 pm