been fitting up the rear end on my indy today and found that the gaz shocks are too small at the base to mount to the mk upright

i have tried searching the srchives but found nothing on shock spacers! so do i just pack out with washers or is there a better method?

also can anyone point me in the right direction for a petrol tank that will fit the mk indy but wont cost the earth? i dont trust my welding quite enough

Better to have some ali spacers made up than use washers...well i think so anyway.
Have you tried ebay for a petrol tank?

there seems to be no tanks on ebay that are appropriate and i dont want to buy and find it not fit.

i had the same feeling about the shock spacer does mk supply these?

Not sure so best bet would be to ring MK and ask them.
Have you tried Mac#1 for a petrol tank?

i got an mk tank from ebay a couple of weeks ago, only £70 and its top quality! think mk put a few bits on there every now and again!!!

Triton- how are my seats coming along?

From what I remember our shock mounts are spaced out with Washers, and more than likely some of the wishbones as well, thought most MK's were like that.

MK Engineering sell the tanks on ebay, not MK Sportscars.

Give Martin a ring - I'm sure he'll have a few for sale.

Pat...

would someone please explain the difference between a solid spacer and packing out with washers from an engineering view point? i'm guessing there is no difference.

surely once it's nipped up, the washers become effectively a solid spacer.

my shocks are spaced with washers btw. they will be in the new build too.
tom

I'd guess none too Tom, my dad obv didn't think it was worth making solid ones or he would have!

I think there's only 1 either side of the shock or wishbone and at most 2 on ours so they are practically a solid spacer.

Out of focus pic but here's what I use, spacers drilled out too take a M12 bolt and turned down on ends too slip into (knock in fit) the 1/2" shock mounting.

Gives a very snug slop free fit and means I still only need my metric socket set.
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Did you make then Jon or can you buy them from somewhere? as i need a load for my suspension.

I've used washers on my build, would normally turn up spacers but I really couldn't be arsed this time, and I have 1/2" bolts with 1/2" bushes and 1/2" washers.

Silly heavy bolts but keeps it all simple!

Yep, washers on mine too. Im an engineer and cant find fault with this method if the sizes all match up.

I think some shockers have a thicker ring so wishbone mounts are therefore universal.