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Re: Rear end thump, what to do.

Reply #50 –
Kim,  Ride height valves adjust the space between the top of the upper air spring plate to the bottom ot the bottom air spring plate to 8.5 inches.  Shocks have nothing to do with this distance.

Koni 8805-1010 are good shocks to consider.

And I missed the broken mount and agree getting it welded will be needed.  All the best getting it squared away.  If you are stumped, see Keith Risch in north Nacogdoches.
Rudy Legett
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Re: Rear end thump, what to do.

Reply #51 –
I guess,I just need to ask shop if they can do this repair. I suppose protocol would be to get shocks from them? Kim
Kim McCoy
1997 270 34'

Re: Rear end thump, what to do.

Reply #52 –
I suspected it to be loose shock mounts, looks like it is the issue.
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Re: Rear end thump, what to do.

Reply #53 –
So the washer under the head of the bolt may rattle, but wont clunk. The other one is damaged and will need to be repaired. If it was double sheared it would have never failed. I'm starting to think that they should be doubled sheared to prevent failures. They should last a life time and do not. If it was me I would drive it home and keep an eye on it. Pull and tie the shock out of the way if it comes loose. Get it repaired at home at a convenient time. Since it has failed this would be the time to at least get that one shock mount double sheared by adding a additional mount on the other side of the shock for the bolt to go threw a mount plate, the shock, and the new mount plate'

Re: Rear end thump, what to do.

Reply #54 –
Stewart and Stevens in Longview is a good shop. They fixed a exhaust manifold leak on mine and found a split charged air cooler.

Wow the increase in power was amazing.

If you are a motorcade member try getting parts from Foretravel. I saved a few thousand dollars in the charged air cooler from Foretravel.
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