I don't thing it really matters as long as there in a set small and large. I like to start with the big one because it centers in the hole in the shock mount, it is important to make sure that they are keyed together before you tighten thing up. 
dobinson 3-way MRR shock hardware order of assembly? (1 Viewer)
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Instead of posting here, why don't you contact the vendor you bought the shocks from to discuss your issues? One phone call and you would be done.
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hey man.
can you straighten this out for me?
i am grabbed the two washers from the bag for the rear and put them in this image at the bottom and in the middle here and i’m trying to get this laid out for the front.
brodsky shows G (no flange), C (no flange) and B (flanged) washers at the top and bottom. i crossed out B because i thought he was just trying to straighten out my alphabet soup and put it there accidentally but i’m not sure.
do i put in one or the other of the two i am showing at the top? then what is the order below these please?
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Just uploaded install instructions to the MRA/R page on our site: Delta Vehicle Systems - Dobinsons Shocks - 80 Series you can download full instructions set there.
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for the fronts it goes like this.
then you pick which pair of flanged bushings go in the middle for the 80 series.
anything not on the cardboard is an extra part.
then you pick which pair of flanged bushings go in the middle for the 80 series.
anything not on the cardboard is an extra part.
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Good God Man!
You have parts in hand!
You have photos on how they install.
Carry the F'n parts out to the truck, lay under it, and MOCK THEM UP!
You have parts in hand!
You have photos on how they install.
Carry the F'n parts out to the truck, lay under it, and MOCK THEM UP!
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if you have not done it before there are no photos showing what the order of the parts are for the 80 series. if there is one i’d be happy to look at it.
this bracket is fifteen parts. i’d rather at least figure out the order of the shock assemblies now and not have do it in 100 plus degree heat outside.
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Dude I have tried to be as helpful as possible. But this sh*t is really basic and logical and if you put your front shock on the way your tell MYSHERPA to then you have it wrong.
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i just spent ten minutes on the phone with dobinson rep. i am /just/ trying to find some instructions on the order of the hardware here. so i am posting in the hopes someone can review it.
i specifically told him (video conference no less) that i was hearing that the large flange and the small flange face each other so they can lock together. he said no. same size flanges butt against each other.
i don’t know the answer. all i can do is ask the question and post the pics with it laid out as clearly as possible so someone can correct me and i can post it CORRECTLY and the next guy doesn’t have to go through this.
i wasn’t born knowing this and i haven’t done it before so i am asking.
i’ll post what i have right now below.
if you can correct any misunderstanding on my part it would be really welcome.
i don’t know how to ask nicer or try to present the question more clearly.
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here. i don’t know how to lay it out any clearer. seems like a lot of good wrenches on here.
i’m pretty good at documenting technical things. maybe we can put something together for the next guy?
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DOBINSON shock hardware 101?
anyone know what the order of the HARDWARE is for the front and rear shocks here? as best i can tell i have this correct but there are some issues i don’t understand.
FRONT SHOCKS.
1. i need 2 bolts for each front shock i assume. i see two bolts in the other bag but i don’t have any bolts for this layout (presumably i can use one new one each side?).
2. what goes on at the bottom or how does it bolt up?
3 how do i select between the two sets of washers with the flanges on the ID?
notes: the items off the cardboard apparently are not needed. bag at the bottom is the same kit for the other shock.
REAR SHOCKS
1. does this look about right?
2. any idea whether or not to use the rubber bushing with the flange at the OD instead of the one without the rubber flange?
notes: items off the cardboard apparently aren’t used.
i’d really like to nail this down because it is going to be 100 (37C) during the day and 95 (35 C) at 8 PM.
i do now have the install PDF for the rear shocks but i don’t see anything in there that helps me beyond what i’ve been able to present here. also i’m including pics of the other set of hardware.
any factual input on the order of this hardware would be really welcome. again i am just trying to get this organized now so when i am out in the heat i am not trying to find hardware.
THANKS
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here is the other half as mostly sealed hardware.
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one question was not clear: here are the two different bushings provided. it appears either the one with the rubber flange or the one without it goes at the top of the rear shocks and the other is leftover?
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this photo looks incorrect to me.
what does this mean? “mount is between middle washers”? i don’t even see two mated washers here.
also, do i need to take one of these two washers that came in the sealed bag with the two conical bushings and the flat washer for the bottom mount and move one up to the top mount?!
what does this mean? “mount is between middle washers”? i don’t even see two mated washers here.
also, do i need to take one of these two washers that came in the sealed bag with the two conical bushings and the flat washer for the bottom mount and move one up to the top mount?!
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Dude, I am sorry you don't get it. I'm not going to mess up Mysherpa thread. But he clearly used logic to figure how the washers/ bushing go.
With picture arrows diagrams and instructions it's still a mystery to you. I tried to be helpful but I am at a loss of how else to help.
Good luck
With picture arrows diagrams and instructions it's still a mystery to you. I tried to be helpful but I am at a loss of how else to help.
Good luck
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it’s all good. i appreciate very much the help. from your illustrations it seems you have a bit of a technical background and i always find that helpful. again i do really appreciate you getting in here and mixing it up.Dude, I am sorry you don't get it. I'm not going to mess up Mysherpa thread. But he clearly used logic to figure how the washers/ bushing go.
With picture arrows diagrams and instructions it's still a mystery to you. I tried to be helpful but I am at a loss of how else to help.
Good luck
part of the problem is mysherpa has 4 bushings and six or eight washers or whatever and he uses all of them. at least half of the bushings and half of the washers in my kit are not getting used so it is quite confusing. also i have two flanged washers in the sealed bags for the lower shock mount where they obviously do not belong. so at some point it all becomes multi-factorial without instructions.
here is what i see is outstanding.
1. does this washer with the large ID (the only one with no mate) go at the top or the bottom of the front shock?
2. do these “paired washers” at the top of the front shocks go against each other as mated pairs (as dobinson rep showed me) or as inserted into each other (as mysherpa shows).
3. which bushing is used at the top of the rear shock. the one with the shoulder or the one without.
4. also there does appear to be a very confusing typo in the instructions where it say “mount goes between middle washers”.
5. and when the same instructions say the same exact thing for the 200 series and it SHOWS two middle washers it is even more ****ing confusing.
6. it would be nice if they made at least a half assed attempt at instructions for the front shocks or for the 15 part bracket.
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Dude, I am sorry you don't get it. I'm not going to mess up Mysherpa thread. But he clearly used logic to figure how the washers/ bushing go.
With picture arrows diagrams and instructions it's still a mystery to you. I tried to be helpful but I am at a loss of how else to help.
Good luck
i have to assume here is why the dobinson guy is showing me the two same shouldered washers up against each other on the fronts (even though this illustration is for the rears on the 200 series).
if you also read the copied and pasted text from the 200 series for the 80 series illustration it is pretty clear why you can’t even get off the blocks with the dobinson shocks.
they say to put the mount between the rear washers but they only show one washer with the brace. and they show the two washers in the 200 series just prior.
so you have to either try to go by the text for the 80 and put one of the TWO extra washers that inexplicably come with the conical bushings in the lower mount or you have to ignore the text and the 200 series illustration.
Holy jumped up bald-headed baby Jesus palomino!
