Jerry,
Bolts, more correctly called "capscrews" are always measured under the head.
Only a countersunk capscrew is measured including the head.
The spacer is not to be a bolt, it needs to be a block that can sit under
the shock arm pad as shown in the workshop manual.
I have a number of 1/2" drive shallow sockets that measure exactly 2" high,
perfect for a spacer.
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: "jerry adams" <cjerryadams@yahoo.com>
To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
Cc: "Healey list" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: Setting ride height with spacer prior to setting final front
bushing torque
> Bob,
>
> Your reply got to bothering me about using a 2" bolt, so I went to our
> company tool crib and got a 1/2-13 x 2" bolt and measured. It is 2 1/4"
> long. The head is 1/4" thick so one would have to use a 1/2-13 x 1 3/4"
> long bolt for the spacer to measure 2" long for the shock arm. Of course
> other 2" size bolts may be shorter or longer.
>
> Jerry
> BN2
>
> Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> David,
>
> According to the Bentley reprint of the shop manual, "the length of the
> distance piece must be 2 in."
>
> I use a 2-inch bolt.
>
> bs
>
>
> DavidWMalaney@eaton.com wrote:
>
>>All,
>>
>>I have read that you should place a spacer between the shock arm and shock
>>platform in order to approximate laden ride height for final torque
>>setting on
>>front suspension bushings. Here is the question: should the spacer be 1.5
>>inch or 2 inch? Seems I have come across both dimensions in the archives.
>>Which one's right? Or, either one will work and be close enough.
>>TIA
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