rear shock linkage bolts

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daz350
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rear shock linkage bolts

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Hi i am in the process of replacing my swingarm and shock linkage.Would it be ok to replace linkage nuts and bolts with stainless
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daz350 wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:42 pm Hi i am in the process of replacing my swingarm and shock linkage.Would it be ok to replace linkage nuts and bolts with stainless
While stainless might be fine, in such a critical area I would only use OEM or exact equivalent.
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they shouldn't need replacing, even if the bearings and inner race buses are shot, the bolts are generally ok
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AMCQ46 wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 5:20 pm they shouldn't need replacing, even if the bearings and inner race buses are shot, the bolts are generally ok
depends how rusty they are or if you have to cut ther triangle one out !

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