1987 V10 quad front shock bolt sizes

[Gander]

Got the mounts, now just need to know what size upper and lower bolts to mount the shocks. If I’ve got the bolt size that’ll tell me the nut size and washer/lockwasher size and I know to use a 1/4 inch stack of washers between the 2 shocks on each lower mount. What I need to know is size/length/thread pitch of the upper and lower shock bolts for the quad shocks? Thanks!

 

[Gander]

#2 and #5 on this diagram

 

[bucket]

Iirc, the long lower bolt is 9/16", course thread. It doesn't have to be any specific thread pitch, the nut and bolt just have to be the same.

For the lower bolt, measure the width of your two shock eyelets, your spacer arrangement, your washers, the nut and your pair of tabs on the axle... then add it all up. Your bolt needs to be at least that long. For the upper bolts, measure the width of the shock mount, your washers and your nut... then add those up. Your bolts needs to be at least that long.

 

[Gander]

Iirc, the long lower bolt is 9/16", course thread. It doesn't have to be any specific thread pitch, the nut and bolt just have to be the same.

For the lower bolt, measure the width of your two shock eyelets, your spacer arrangement, your washers, the nut and your pair of tabs on the axle... then add it all up. Your bolt needs to be at least that long. For the upper bolts, measure the width of the shock mount, your washers and your nut... then add those up. Your bolts needs to be at least that long.

Thanks! Just waiting on the shocks to come in and I’ll do that very thing!

 

[Gander]

Got the shocks in, I’ll be heading to the hardware store tomorrow to gather the hardware. One MORE question.

On these extra shocks I got, the lower bushing isn’t set even. It protrudes to one side. I know folks have said you need to have a 1/4 spacer or washers between the 2 shocks on the lower mount, is that why the bushing is offset? To give that 1/4”? Or do I add the 1/4 of top of that?

 

[bucket]

Yeah, it's offset to provide clearance. Although, I seem to remember the bushing being offset more than that.

 

[Gander]

Yeah, it's offset to provide clearance. Although, I seem to remember the bushing being offset more than that.

I thought maybe it wasn’t enough. I added 3 1/2 washers, (1/4”) per side and they cleared each other with that. Wouldn’t clear each other with just the bushings, I checked.