whats the correct bolt
 

Hi bottom of rear shocks the long one came off the o\s

I'd say short one. Long one does not look right or genuine. What is on the end of it?

acafee2

short one is what rimmers show, so atm its raining and car is getting worked on in street so will check later, only thing I can think of is the threads have been stripped years back, on the end of the long bolt is like a captive nut it jams in position as you tighten the bolt up.
what does the bolt screw into

As I see it, most bolts on the car use a heavy flanged head type rather than a 'standard' bolt with a loose washer.


TC

I had a bit of bother with these bolts :eek:
This thread may be of interest …………
https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...r+damper+bolts

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ro...spb2m8JxqhotZM

hopefully a diagram will appear on the right
trailing arm?
macafee2

The bolt on the rh side of the picture is the correct one.

Debs is correct, however looking at it, it would appear to have picked up on the threads.

Caution should be exercised here, make sure you don't end up with a scenario where the trailing arm needs to be replaced ;)

Brian :D