Any idea what these are?

ClaytonBolen · Mar 21, 2019

OK maybe it'll post in the right place this time lol. They came with the new doetsch tech shocks i got for my bronco today and i've never seen anything like them before and got no idea what they'd be used for.

Barts Dad · Mar 21, 2019

I?m guessing some kind of shim for the mounting bolts. No illustration/instructions?

jeffcat · Mar 21, 2019

Ford shocks they go on the bottom. Lower A arm. Stick them through the rubber
grommet. Use some dish soap.

gab · Mar 21, 2019

Some front shocks used to have them through the bottom shock rubber bushing and bolted to the lower control arm and some cars used them on the upper rear above the rear axle bolted to the frame crossmember. They just came in the box to make the shocks a little more universal.

ClaytonBolen · Mar 21, 2019

(quoted from post at 20:28:51 03/21/19) I?m guessing some kind of shim for the mounting bolts. No illustration/instructions?

No instructions at all, and eyelet studs are just long enough to get a nut onto so there not shims for my truck anyway.

ClaytonBolen · Mar 21, 2019

Interesting. Thanks for the info guys.

grizz02 · Mar 21, 2019

what jeffcat said x2

Mike(NEOhio) · Mar 21, 2019

Had no idea till I saw jaffcat's post. The old Ford shocks came with them already in the grommet, only they were soled. Those look like tubing. Push the shock up through a hole in the A arm. Two studs and nuts through the slots.

4play · Mar 21, 2019

Typically called "bar pin" type shock mounts, some shocks come with them in the box for multiple application use. If you needed them, you would have to press them through the bushing carefully, without ripping the bushing.

The bar pin type mounts are known to allow the shock to shift, they generally don't fit well, can cause bushing wear & noise. There is a big market for selling brackets that eliminate the need for bar pin mounts, mainly used in offroad 4x4 applications.

Mule Meat · Mar 21, 2019

Jeep XJ Cherokees uses them on the rear shocks where the shocks bolt into a recess on the body. Best to use urethane bushing grease if you have it. If not use dish soap as Jeff stated or faucet grease to help when installing them. Do not use chassie type grease. For some of it can damage the bushing.

Just a visual of where they go. Circled in red. They can also go into one end of the shocks on the right.

DoubleO7 · Mar 22, 2019

(quoted from post at 00:44:29 03/22/19) Typically called "bar pin" type shock mounts, some shocks come with them in the box for multiple application use. If you needed them, you would have to press them through the bushing carefully, without ripping the bushing.

The bar pin type mounts are known to allow the shock to shift, they generally don't fit well, can cause bushing wear & noise. There is a big market for selling brackets that eliminate the need for bar pin mounts, mainly used in offroad 4x4 applications.

The "bar pin" mount shocks use to be made that way on purpose for the vehicle that needed them.
And those did NOT allow the shock to shift around on the pin.
I guess no-a-days they are cutting corners trying to make their one shock fit many vehicles.
i.e. being cheap.
So how well does that "universal shock" work when you mount the same shock on a Ford Ranger or a F350?
Not very well on either.

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