Shock question

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Shock question

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One of the shocks I had bought for the rear end, the strap that keeps it from expanding all the way, broke. Will that make it a PITA to install now?
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No. Just takes a bit more grunt work.
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re: Shock question

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You can take "baling wire", compress the shock again, and wire it back together.
It does make it a little harder to install, but can still be done without doing this.

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