shock help in skyjacker n 8030

[trucker85]

Have marks 3 inch lift . The n8030 sky jackers I have washers on both sides only problem is the lower mount where the bolt passes thru is too loose I have tried everything is there a diff shock I can buy that has the same size sleeve for the bolt? I will try anything at this point ... please help lol

 

[The_Roadie]

Do you have a metal spacer tube inside the polyurethane bushing in the shock eyelet? Does your shock lower mount eyelet even have a poly bushing in it?

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[djthumper]

How many washers do you have in place? You could always press out the sleeve from the old shocks or maybe find a different bolt. I wonder if they made a sleeve change recently... You are the second person I heard of this happening to. There are quite a few of us running the setup.

 

[trucker85]

Yes it does poly inside and metal tube . I've bought these from auto anything this is my 3 rd shock they just go effective this . I don't know. At this point but the built going into the metal sleeve is too loose is there something that the sleeve is close to stock . Like BDS or something. I don't know I'm stumped everything all bushings in the back all inks and such are good .

 

[trucker85]

Yes DJ I have bunch of washers and that's no good I called skyjacker and they don't have a diff size sleeve. Maybe I Just have bad luck its a tar buggy. But what's another good shock to use .? Any suggestions I don't want to have to keep messing around with washers

 

[The_Roadie]

If Skyjacker tech support is no help, just go buy a set of bushings with a smaller diameter hole and sleeve to match the bolt you have. Where did you get the n8030 model number to buy?

 

[trucker85]

Liftmeister told me n8030 was the way to go so went online and auto anything has them and that's where I got em from

 

[djthumper]

I run the N8030, one of the first ones to, and I have 5 washers for spaces on each side for a total of 10 on each shock and just used everything else stock. If you still have your old shocks pull the sleeves from those and see if they fit, I know of someone doing this and he was happy with the outcome because he did not need the spacers.

 

[trucker85]

I also noticed some people run BDS 5500 it say there for a 2 inch lift but having a 3 inch lift can these still be used with out problems

 

[djthumper]

The BDS 5500s are hydraulic filled. Do you still have your stock shocks? Or find a bolt that fits the Skyjackers and replace the nut.

 

[trucker85]

Yeah thats another way .you mean find a new bolt and nut right . Lol I'd probably have drill a new hole to allow for it then ? I was just hoping to avoid this

 

[trucker85]

DJ disregard I read your post wrong lol

 

[paul2005tb]

I just bought a pair of skyjacker n8030, packaged very nice from 4wheelparts. Arrived in 4 days. One question, while the box has a sticker label n8030, the shock body is stamped N8067S...

Can I be confident that these are n8030 ?

 

[paul2005tb]

Just installed my skyjackers, I did not install the provided red adapters with the metal sleeves. Will keep them for future use. The black OEM sleeves with the molded black rubber adapters are a better fit (less play) for our mounting bolts.

Question: would there be any good in having a little bit of space between the mounting bolt and the shock mount sleeve ?

 

[Escapepilot]

Took a reread for me to understand the OPs question. I just got N8030s also and the metal sleeve is a larger diameter than the bolt. I made a new sleeve w/ the correct diameter and width.

 

[paul2005tb]

Took a reread for me to understand the OPs question. I just got N8030s also and the metal sleeve is a larger diameter than the bolt. I made a new sleeve w/ the correct diameter and width.

How exactly did you manufacture a new sleeve ?

 

[Escapepilot]

How exactly did you manufacture a new sleeve ?

Sorry its taken so long...didn't see the post. I had some long metal bushing w/ the correct inner diameter and just cut it to length and turned down the outside diameter on a lathe at work.