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      01-04-2015, 10:52 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by andrey_gta View Post
Nice mad science lab stuff

What gives this shock the "long life" characteristics to be an OEM part?
I think the primary relevant characteristic is that it is cheap.

My motivation was actually to salvage this part from the bottom of the shock:

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So I could make a fixture to test the stiffness of the lower shock-to-camber-arm mount.

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But that is another subject ...
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