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Hi everyone, my rear suspension is currently out of the car as I attempt to fit nb top hats onto my na6.

Stupid me didn't research first and now I realise I will need four shoulder bolts with a m10 thread (please correct me if I'm wrong) on the inside, in order to extend the threaded section on the na6 struts, so that i can then bolt-on the nb top hats. Guess I may as well get the shorter bump stops whilst I'm at it.

I'm aware of FCM but was hoping someone could advise of alternative places where I could get the shoulder bolts and bump stops from.

Anywhere that will send by express courier would be ideal, so I can minimize my off-the-road time.

Thank you very much,
Steve

Personally, there is no way in hell i'd be using a bolt to extend a shock piston (by shouldered bolt I assume you mean somehting with a threaded tube at one end and a longer section of regular thread at the other?)


Shocks, and especially shock pistons, deal with a lot of forces from pretty much eveyr direction, I wouldnt trust a bolt to not just bend/snap over time.
The shock pistons are made from very tough metal to not have to worry about this.


There surely are other ways to do this, while I havent done it myself I know it's a somewhat common NA swap, and I've never heard of anybody using adapters or thread extenders etc.

Could you not just get shorter springs?

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Thanks guys, appreciate your input.
HKS, the na6 thread is shorter than nb. The bolt that FCM sell is also an extender is it not?
Sorry, not sure how else I can do it.
SMY I will be fitting lowered king springs but wanted to take advantage of improved rubber mounts that come on the nb top hats.
Worst case, guess I will just install the lowered springs but if I can improve the ride whilst I'm there, I figured I may as well.

SE, thanks for the link.

Any other suggestions?

Think I may just install on the na top hats with lowered springs until I sort out what I need in order to do the nb top hat conversion.

HKS has me paranoid about the structural integrity of the extender bolt, so more research is required.

Better I do this now anyways as
I don't want to fit any parts that could be dangerous.

Steve, swing by my work next week. Im sure I can help you out.
http://www.fountainlineims.com.au/

Richard.

Thanks Richard, most appreciated.