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SAFETY ISSSUE: Check your STRANGE shocks NOW!
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<blockquote data-quote="toofast4u" data-source="post: 1975319" data-attributes="member: 3891"><p>First off this was not a coil-over application. </p><p>Second the failure was not at the bolt. </p><p>Third your comment that the bold is just "barely big enough" to affix the damper is totally invalid. Ford used 4 12mm bolts to hold the entire IRS assembly including the Differential, LCAs, and springs to the chassis and control it in all axes of movemnt. On the other hand each shock has a 14mm bolt and primarily controls a single axes of movement. The 14mm bolt has a nominal cross-section area approximately ~36% larger then the 12mm bolts which are substantially larger</p><p></p><p>How many bolt failures have you heard of in total? If you don't have an exact number we can start with a rough one. Personally I don't know of a single bolt failure on the LCA shock bolt from any application in an IRS equipped vehicle. Can it happen yes, but if it has not happened yet with the number of coil-over equipped IRS vehicles then it is not a rational concern IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toofast4u, post: 1975319, member: 3891"] First off this was not a coil-over application. Second the failure was not at the bolt. Third your comment that the bold is just "barely big enough" to affix the damper is totally invalid. Ford used 4 12mm bolts to hold the entire IRS assembly including the Differential, LCAs, and springs to the chassis and control it in all axes of movemnt. On the other hand each shock has a 14mm bolt and primarily controls a single axes of movement. The 14mm bolt has a nominal cross-section area approximately ~36% larger then the 12mm bolts which are substantially larger How many bolt failures have you heard of in total? If you don't have an exact number we can start with a rough one. Personally I don't know of a single bolt failure on the LCA shock bolt from any application in an IRS equipped vehicle. Can it happen yes, but if it has not happened yet with the number of coil-over equipped IRS vehicles then it is not a rational concern IMO. [/QUOTE]
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