HELP: repairing an adjustable spax shock

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CoupeCarl
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Post 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
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Post 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;)
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Post 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
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Post 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.
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Post 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
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:53 am

Sounds like some epic council bodgery ! Any pics ? :)
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Post 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 winkeye
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Post 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 :?
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Post 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 winkeye
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Post 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
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Post 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
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Post 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
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These are the e30 and corrado shocks
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E30
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Corrado
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The cut
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The damaged shock
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The result (coilies wound 2" from bottom)
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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
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:10 pm

Pics are fron my phone and a terrable quality lol sorry

These are my coilies prier to chopping
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These are the e30 and corrado shocks
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E30
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Corrado
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The cut
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The damaged shock
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The result (coilies wound 2" from bottom)
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Image

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
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