I'm redoing the front suspension on my 3A with a few upgrades. I bought some GAZ shocks, p/n GT2-2272, which are sold for the 3A by multiple vendors. Put one on and when I took the ☼☼☼☼☼☼☼☼ realized that the lower control arm is not touching the rebound bumper. It's my perception that at full droop the arm ought to sit heavily on the bumper but maybe I'm wrong about this?
In any event I compared the new and old shocks. The new one is a good 5/8" shorter than the old one. Photo shows the two shocks at full extension:
I'm assuming this is a bad thing since at full rebound the suspension will bottom out on the shock rather than the bumper. Has anybody else run across this, and what did you do about it? I'm considering modifying the bumper to add maybe 1/4" shim.
In any event I compared the new and old shocks. The new one is a good 5/8" shorter than the old one. Photo shows the two shocks at full extension:
I'm assuming this is a bad thing since at full rebound the suspension will bottom out on the shock rather than the bumper. Has anybody else run across this, and what did you do about it? I'm considering modifying the bumper to add maybe 1/4" shim.