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    Expanded bolt hole on top of driver side shock tower 1997 GMC 3500 - How do I fix?

    Awesome - I'll pack it with some washers, inside and out to center it, and maybe even fill the elongated hole with some jbweld and then crank the bolt town - then go look for some PROPER shocks and have it welded up. What kind of shop can weld, probably a specialty or off-road, not your...
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    Expanded bolt hole on top of driver side shock tower 1997 GMC 3500 - How do I fix?

    If I was to drill out a nut - would I have to cut the hole in the bracket to fit the nut, or I could just overdrill the hole and then fill in the space with the weld? Thanks everyone for your advice - I now need to find a shop in the Seattle area than can do this welding. Anyone know of any...
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    Expanded bolt hole on top of driver side shock tower 1997 GMC 3500 - How do I fix?

    Can you point me to pictures of what this bushing would look like? It seems like at the top of the installed shock there is lots of free-play for the shock to slide back and forth.
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    Expanded bolt hole on top of driver side shock tower 1997 GMC 3500 - How do I fix?

    So the carbon would be the same size as the bolt and you would just fill in the gap with the welding material? Then pull out the carbon and be left with a hole for the bolt? Is the welding material the correct hardness, or would drilling out and then putting in a bushing be better?
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    Expanded bolt hole on top of driver side shock tower 1997 GMC 3500 - How do I fix?

    I need to fix this bolt hole on the bolt on the driver side shock tower - it rattles as I drive. This is a new truck to me. What are options to fix this? The tower is welded to the frame, so it doesn't seem like I can just buy a new one. Can washers be welded on both the inside and outside on...
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