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Marlin Sportster, Cabrio, Berlinetta and Roadster builds Enthused or Confused about your vintage Marlin build? Ask away here or show off your build.

 
 
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Old 1st October 2022, 11:34
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The ball joints in the gaz shocks were worn out, they didn’t have an upgrade unit available with stock BMW top mount/shock positioning. I therefore looked for an alternative which I found with the Powerflex PFR5-5630-10BLK. Ordered a set on eBay but ended up having to wait 2 months for the next production run (eBay seller was great at keeping me informed of progress, so if you need some bits check out Strutbracer). Worth the wait though it’s a nice set.



What I did know before ordering is that this set comes in 10mm and 12mm variants for different shocks, however the Gaz shock is 11m. I therefore ordered the 10mm version that I then modified.













With that done I swapped out the top mount







Need to do some driving make sure I have not clearance issues as the top of the shock can move more now than with the ball joint.
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