350TPI
Active LVC Member
Yesterday i finally bit the bullet and decided to replace my rear shocks instead of letting my mechanic do it.I used gabriel 69845 T bird shocks.I burnt out the old rubber bushing and put the new one it.I used the disc off of the factory shocks on the top part to tighten down the upper bolt and squish down the bushing.The bushing that came with this didnt have a metal sleeve but the factory did.Well after assembling this i get thumps WORSE than the originals.I have tightened and retightened everything to no avail.Should i get a bushing with a metal sleeve or should this be working correctly as is?BTW,i didnt use any of the discs supplied with the shocks as i saw no place for them to go.Thanks for any help.