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**VictoriaHardware** · 10-04-2015, 05:54 PM

Rear Installation

The rears need some fabrication in order to work due to the lack of metal bushings and size. The rubber bushing have in inside diameter of 5/8” while the mounting bolts are ½”. Also without any metal there is little to stop the axial compression of the bushing. Fortunately there is a simple solution. What is needed is a steel tube with 5/8” OD, 1/2” ID, and 1 3/8” long. My second-favorite web site McMaster.com stocks exactly that size tubing in 1008 mild steel in a 3’ section- p/n 9220K381. So four sections were cut and carefully sanded to be exactly 1 3/8” long. Each was pressed into the rubber bushings and the shocks were ready.

The shock’s upper eye went easily into the ECE relocated shock mount. That mount moves the pivot point rearward to bring the shock closer to vertical to compensate for the body being lowered.

10-04-2015, 05:54 PM	#3
VictoriaHardware Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 781	Re: Bilstein Shocks for '63-'72 Rear Installation The rears need some fabrication in order to work due to the lack of metal bushings and size. The rubber bushing have in inside diameter of 5/8” while the mounting bolts are ½”. Also without any metal there is little to stop the axial compression of the bushing. Fortunately there is a simple solution. What is needed is a steel tube with 5/8” OD, 1/2” ID, and 1 3/8” long. My second-favorite web site McMaster.com stocks exactly that size tubing in 1008 mild steel in a 3’ section- p/n 9220K381. So four sections were cut and carefully sanded to be exactly 1 3/8” long. Each was pressed into the rubber bushings and the shocks were ready. The shock’s upper eye went easily into the ECE relocated shock mount. That mount moves the pivot point rearward to bring the shock closer to vertical to compensate for the body being lowered. Attached Images