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Old 07-05-2010, 10:25 AM
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I have Motons on my C6Z and have put poly bushings where I can but they still use the factory rubber shock bushing at the top in the rear.

After 26 hours of track time these bushings are all torn apart. Does anyone make a more durable alternative before I throw another set of rubber ones back in?

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Old 07-05-2010, 10:32 AM
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talk to randy at drm has a set i am sure that would work good. it is more of a poly bushing then the stock rubber
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Originally Posted by dvandentop
talk to randy at drm has a set i am sure that would work good. it is more of a poly bushing then the stock rubber
I do have something that should work just fine for your setup. They are pretty cheap also!
http://dougrippie.com/?p=462

Two of the above part numbers and you are good to go. If they don't work send them back and I will get the cash back to you!

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Hardbar also has a nice solution, delrin uppers. very nice
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Originally Posted by drivinhard
Hardbar also has a nice solution, delrin uppers. very nice
This is a very nice setup. It will work well with the Motons if they are the pin top version.
http://hardbarusa.com/hardbar/produc...roducts_id=141
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Thanks everyone.

Now does anyone know where you can send a Moton to get repaired? I just managed to break the adjuster off the top and shoot the fluid everywhere.

You know when you have the moment when you think you should just walk away and instead you keep going - yeah it was one of those...
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pfadt nice a nice spherical style rear shock mount bushing now. similar to their spherical control arm ones. Never tried it, my buddy is getting them with his LG GT@ set up. I will wait to see his problems before I get them. Like all solid inserts, you might need to hone the ID of the lower to make these fit so sometimes you need a machine shop or tools to so it right.
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Originally Posted by Poor-sha
Thanks everyone.

Now does anyone know where you can send a Moton to get repaired? I just managed to break the adjuster off the top and shoot the fluid everywhere.

You know when you have the moment when you think you should just walk away and instead you keep going - yeah it was one of those...
There is a man in GA that can do the repair. For the life of me, I can't remember his name or shop.

Randy
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Originally Posted by Zenak
pfadt nice a nice spherical style rear shock mount bushing now. similar to their spherical control arm ones. Never tried it, my buddy is getting them with his LG GT@ set up. I will wait to see his problems before I get them. Like all solid inserts, you might need to hone the ID of the lower to make these fit so sometimes you need a machine shop or tools to so it right.
I asked Aaron about this at VIR last week. He said that he didn't have anything that would work with Moton rears. I'm wondering if the pin is an odd size or something (although the stock bushings seem to work).

Also, are the front and rear shock bushings the same? I know that my fronts appear to have a bigger washer on the bottom.

Right now I'm also stuck trying to get the nuts off the top of the pin. It looks like I need an unusually thin wrench so that I can hold the bottom nut while I loosen the top one - all the wrenches I have won't let the top nut turn if I put it on the bottom one.

What a mess...
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Originally Posted by Randy@DRM
There is a man in GA that can do the repair. For the life of me, I can't remember his name or shop.

Randy
If it comes to you Randy please PM me. I have a mail in to Jason as well.
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Originally Posted by Poor-sha
Now does anyone know where you can send a Moton to get repaired?
tony@tcdesignfab.com is a certified Moton rebuild guy, as is Bruce at performanceshock.com (there's a Contact Us link there). Should be plenty of other Moton dealers/centers around, too.
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Google will find everything........


Moton Suspension Technology
- www.motonsuspension.com
5174 Performance Drive, Cumming, GA - (770) 886-8777

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