I bought "new" shocks, struts, and springs for my car and just looking at the rear shock I have no idea how I'm going to bolt it to the car. The stock shock has a stud that doesn't appear to be removeable and the new shock just has a hole. The guy I bought it from said his car wasn't like that and didn't know what do to. Since the shocks are used I don't have a manual or anything for them that might say how to do this. I called some auto parts stores and a dealer and neither of them have a listing for a rear shock mounting bolt. Here is a picture of the new shocks and my stock one bolted to the rear end.





What do I do?

 

Replacement shocks come with a stud that can be used to mount them to the axle. Best bet is to ask around, maybe here, for someone that has bought replacement shocks but already has the mounting studs installed from a previous replacement. I swapped out a set a few months back, for instance, but didn't save the extra studs/bolts you would need. You can go to a parts store and check the box of a new set and see the hardware I'm talking about.

You may find a parts store that will sell you the hardware separately or you could buy the cheapest rear shocks you can find with the hardware in the box, but that would be my last option. May even find the hardware at a junkyard once you know what to look for, should be on hundreds of different cars.

 

Yup, lots of cars use the same hardware. Very easy to find at the buzzard.

Or, I believe I've seen them in the Help! section at AZ, Advance, and other places that carry that product line; and, IIRC you can buy the hardware kit separately at places that carry Monroe. Try NAPA as well.

 

Well KYB gave me the part number for the mounting kit and said it'd have to be special ordered from a dealer and the only place I can find it is Summit Racing and after their shipping it'll be $20 and I'll have to wait 2 weeks. Is it possible for me to just make something? Like go to Ace Hardware, get some grade 10 nuts and bolts and fit snug in the hole in the shock and put a big washer on the outside?

 

No you can't make anything easily. I spent some time this weekend browsing the aisles at AZ and O'Reillys and found the hardware Sofakingdom mentioned. 'Course I took some hits to my coolness factor hanging out too long among the neon and chrome parts-but nothing a long cruise listening to some Styx won't fix

In the Help Aisle they were about $6 dollars each. That's close to the price for a cheapo set of shocks. JY would be a good place to look but it seems like all of the cars around here are sitting on the ground with the wheels removed so it'd be tough to find them there.

 

I went to O'Reilly's and they had two of the universal kits. More money than I wanted to spend since these should have come with the shocks but they fit in the hole perfectly and look like they'll work.

 

Question,

Why don't you use the bolts that are holding your rear shock on there now? Just my

 

The factory shocks have a mounting stud instead of the bolt and it's part of the shock, in that it can't be removed without damaging it. If you look closely at the photo you can see this.

Replacement shocks require the bolt/stud hardware so that they can market the shocks to multiple applications.