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Originally Posted by Hoofa
That is the only concern with my nuts. That they steal a little travel. The next batch I'm making are going to be significantly shorter. After I broke them I figured out that I don't need the sleeve to be nearly as long. Basically it comes down to the lesser of two evils. If the shaft is going to be taking a beating anyway, I'd rather the beating is on an area that has 40% more material and isn't scored. My new nut without the magic washer should only steal about 3/16" of travel. Can you ask your Shock guy about the nuts? I can't afford new shocks, I blew my wad on my nuts....
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Hoffa,
Look at this line again:
also looked like there was only 2" of shock left when the car is at ride height so that means there is only 2" of shock available to extend so constant battering on that shaft at full extension is what caused that shaft to rip off.
Again it's an over extension of the shock shaft itself that is most of the problem as the shaft vs travel is not long enough and it over extends causing the failure. Not the opposite of maximum contraction of the shock shaft. Still unsure what effect your shock shaft nuts would do in this situation, not sure I would want to test it out either.
As for asking the Master WD rebuilder about your solution, he is now 130 miles away and I cannot just stop in and ask him. I will send him a copy of your pictures and will post his response here if I get one.....
Bill S.