Yeah, so, uh, well my shock bolt fell out today.

Myke · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:02 pm

I had my lift put on a few weeks ago. Just incase you didn't know.

Well I am driving to work today, and all of a sudden.

Bang. Bang. Bang. and then sounds of metal scraping on concrete.

So I get out and look can see anything shocks are both there. So I'm like WTH.

Then I look under the jeep and see that the bottom bolt sheered off(or fell off) I drive it kinda hard but it prob just fell off.

I also retorqued everything 500 miles after the lift was put on.

What could cause it to come loose like that?

Oh yeah, I had to drive it home cus it was only like a mile from my house and I had nothing to take the shock all the way out or tie it up so it rubbed on my tire the whole way home. I don't know how it didn't blow out half off the rubber is scraped off the back of the tire. So yeah what did I learn from this.

Always check your nuts to make sure they are there.

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:49 pm

Myke wrote:

Always check your nuts to make sure they are there.

HAHAH, well seriously though, glad it didnt happen going down the interstate or something. As far as having tools, i always carry my toolbox with me everywhere i go...

Not sure why it came loose though...

-Nick

ManicMechanicJoe · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:19 pm

Maybe you over tightened a shock nut? I use stop nuts on my shocks and where ever I can. They don't like to fall off and I have yet to loose a nut (thank god). :-)r

Edwin · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:51 pm

WTH? One........two......HECK YEA THEY'RE STILL THERE!
Thanks for the reminder. :wink:

Jeepin Al · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:38 pm

Myke,

I was wondering why we had two lock washers left over :shock:

Try lock tight, the blue stuff, the other colors a really lock the nuts to the bolts! The top bolts seem to come loose more, so check those too!

Lets see I would check mine, but they have been disconnected! :cry:

Al

Taz · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:58 pm

Maybe the shock siezed up. I had that happen and it sheared the bottom bolt off.

Myke · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:09 am

I need to get another bolt and nut. Where could I get them and what type?

Taz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:22 am

Summit Racing has shock bolts.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

Edvalencia · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:35 pm

Myke wrote:

I need to get another bolt and nut. Where could I get them and what type?

Maybe you can adapt one of these: http://www.neuticles.com/index1.html

Ed

SD-KJ · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:52 pm

hahaha,

KJ04 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:58 pm

Myke wrote:

I need to get another bolt and nut. Where could I get them and what type?

Take the other one off and take it to your local hardware store, if they can't match one up, go to the dealership.

Yeah, so, uh, well my shock bolt fell out today.

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