Converting stud-style to eye-style

[ZPD]

Matt,
You got it. It is single shear but there is such a small load on it that I don't worry about it. I have had this setup for over a year with no problems or loose bolts etc. This mod allows you to use double eye shocks (which are more common) and allows you to have your shock closer to the top of the fender than the typical conversions.

 

[Casper]

Yes without a doubt it does work GREAT. I used my old RE sway bar disco's bracket like the above reference posted by EricsXJ. I have had them now for 3 years, and they work great. My son just installed his 8" lift, and we fabricated his upper shock BPE's, by using the same design. 1/4" strap drilled and bent. Used a bolt for the mount, drilled through the new BPE we made and then welded it like RE does theirs. We made them for the low price of $3.75 for the both. They are also working GREAT! I can send pictures if anyone is interested. You can use the same design for any eye hole upper shock.............

Casper

 

[marcusguy]

I know a guy at RE and he says the the top of the sway bar brackets and the stud-eye converters ARE the same thing except the sway bar brackets have a 1/2 bolt on top and the shock converters use a 7/8 bolt since the hole in the fender is that big. I've been using my old RE disconnects in that way for about a year now.

Marcus

 

[Eagle]

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I think you may be confused. The 7/8" bolt goes vertical into the fender mount hole. A 1/2" bolt goes through the bushing of the shock and into the two 1/2" nuts welded to the 7/8" bolt. This puts your shock a little closer to the tire but it is a negligible amount.

But this is the reverse of what the original question was asking for. He has stock-type shocks with a stud that he wants to convert to an eye -- what you've done is convert from an eye to a stud.

 

[ZPD]

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But this is the reverse of what the original question was asking for. He has stock-type shocks with a stud that he wants to convert to an eye -- what you've done is convert from an eye to a stud.

Why in the heck would you want to have a stud style converted to a eye style only to be required to convert it back to the stud style in order to bolt it to the fender? :huh:
Isn't that like having a 2" pipe with a 2" to 1" reducer connected to a 1" to 2" coupler connected to a 2" pipe? Sounds a bit bass-ackwards to me. :sure: