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Naugha
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I took a wire wheel to the shocks that came with my jeep and this is what was under the OD, rust & crud. Are these 'original' shocks?
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RonD2
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Hi Don,
Did you look on page 285 of your M38 ORD9 or page 139 in your copy of the M38 Reference Guide?
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Naugha
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WO 800991 & WO 800992 mfg part #s
So, the answer is “yes”?
I was looking at a very old thread where a member was unsure about the presence of stone guards and I had not seen photos of these shocks in the albums ...... but must have missed the pics also. Oh, well.
Do I get any points for identifying with pics that WO 800992 is the one with the stone guards ..... and that some type of crimping attaches the guard to the shock ... and the dimensions of the stone guards..... and that both front &rear shocks look about the same length ...and the base paint is OD....😁😁
and thanks for fixing my photo links 👍 .
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Naugha
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| Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 1:06 pm Post subject: Which direction? |
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The lower end of the rear shocks on a MB are attached behind the rear axil with the stone guards (if present) facing the rear axil. Right??
The lower end of the rear shocks on a M38 are attached in front of the rear axil with the stone guards (if present) facing ????????
I looked at several diagrams, watched a G503 video, and read several threads on M38 shocks .... but am still not sure which way to point my M38 rear shock stone guards .... forward to stop incoming rocks or toward the rear axil to stop ricochets ??
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RonD2
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Don,
My bet is forward --- to intercept and deflect hits coming off the front tires.
Naturally, this wouldn't work if the jeep is driven in reverse a lot.... 
Good luck!
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Naugha
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Yeah. I think forward sounds good.
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