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Originally Posted by TButtrick
Hoofa,
Trying to understand how that nut is installed. The shaft doesn't seem to have the thread length to accept a long nut plus the rod end.
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The nut has a interference fit sleeve that slides over the thicker part of the shaft. It has the same amount of threads as the original Jam nut. It just isolates that super ****ty area of the shaft so the only forces it sees are tension and compression. It transfers the bending forces to an area of the shock that has a 42% greater cross sectional area and better metal. That area of the shock is built like a samurai sword. It has a tougher core with a hardened shell. And NO stress risers. Fine grain steel is very sensitive to stress risers.
I'm thinking about breaking a couple more shocks today to see how short I can make the sleeve.
Someone tell me I'm wrong so I don't waste any more time or money.
