Hi i have a problem with some front shocks i got off here my own fualt not shure if i can get a round this by fitting xr2i or nomal mk 3 hubs

The shocks i have the dia of the hub hole is bigger then the socks it moves a round and not a nice fit they are spexs

i belive its been mentioned on here before about the possibility of shimming the shock to make it a better fit but not tried it, apart from that options are changing hubs or getting right shocks that fit

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Will

I know 3.5 shafts are different to mk 3 so may need changing.

Yeah basically the whole front end is slightly different between the 3 and 3.5.

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yes i may just sell the shocks and springs now they are painted with new dust gators

yes i may just sell the shocks and springs now they are painted with new dust gators

best thing to do is fit the shocks and springs meant for you car/engine, as the mk3 shocks have a smaller diameter leg, so to fit mk3 shocks on to a mk3.5, you will need the shocks, hubs, driveshafts and either ball joints to match, there are about 5 different types of ball joint (tapered cone, staright cone, staggered cone, the the angle of the joint for non p/s models and p/s models)

ive got a k reg mk3 1.4 cvh, which i fitted mk3.5 shocks/ hubs/ driveshafts/ and ball joints, i had to use ball joints from a 1.8xr2i/puma, its ok to do it this way but when yopu swap mk3.5 stuff for the mk3 stuff its not as firm becuase the mk3's had lighter/less powerful engines

hope this helps

yes i decided to sell them i had new ford shocks on the back 3 years ago that have only done 2000 miles and a new set from ford for the front is only 120 pounds so i be doing that now ..

you can shim them out
i did it with a set of mk3 avo's in to a si hub
iirc you need a 0.6mm thick shim

Yea, shimming works perfectly!

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