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AWD vs FWD dsm suspension

Whoodoo

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Whats the difference? I bought some dsm rear shock lower mounts from a guy but he sent me the wrong thing. Is it possible these are from a FWD DSM?
Here's what I wanted

Here's what I got
 

bazeng

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FWD's have larger holes in the bush than an AWD.

I tried to run my VR4 (awd) stuff in the AMG (fwd) and found the problem above.
 

Whoodoo

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Quoting thedsmguy:
Looks like its the bushings only?



Its too small. There is a rubber bushing and a skinnier metal ring around it. It definitely is not from an AWD 1g rear strut. Im just trying to figure out what the hell it is because at this point I paid quite a few bucks for straight up sh*t that will never be used by anyone.
 

496of2000

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Fwd rear shocks are shorter.


THe shorter one on the right is from my 1990 fwd. Left is 1991 vr-4. Bushings should be the same.
 
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Whoodoo

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hmmmm... then who the hell knows what this guy sent me. Luckily he is willing to refund my money less the shipping he already paid for. Thanks for the replies
 
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