upper shock mount studs

i just put on a set of progressive gas shocks and springs tonite. i got the upper acorn nuts on,
but the studs are about toast....if i ever have to take them off again, i think i m gonna have problems....the studs just thread into frame, correct?....thanks...keith

i believe they are threaded and and spot welded in place at least thats how it looks on mine.

Over at www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/main-lobby there is a thread about a guy that stripped the threads on the shock mount and is having to drill out the stud, and what type of replacement bolt should he use.

do you have a link to specific thread?...i did a cursory look at the first 6 pages....maybe i missed it......thanks......without reading , i m guessing this aint gonna be a "double nut back out the stud" deal.....sweeettt......

Keith, reccommend caution. If i recall correctly, Shock mount is a staged piece, Look to inside of frame, If I'm correct, you'll see a penetration weld nearly an inch in diameter.indicating shock boss is even more substancial within frame than at shock mount, and then reduced again at retainer. consider options. Most zeds used 10mm nuts to retain shocks. carefull work may allow you to size & die to 8mm retaining the strength of original mount. logic indicates it does't take much to keep the shock on, but sizable forces are generated vertically. the concept of snapped shock mounts after bottoming at speed.... G

yeah what he said.....i see where guys move the shocks forward on older z's to update to a semi progrssive slant forward look.....but man i hope they are 100% sure on their mount/welds.......once in a great while a bike can really take a jolt...at that moment anything breaking could be really bad news......least that's whay i've been thinking about /moving my top mountsgane wrote:

Keith, reccommend caution. If i recall correctly, Shock mount is a staged piece, Look to inside of frame, If I'm correct, you'll see a penetration weld nearly an inch in diameter.indicating shock boss is even more substancial within frame than at shock mount, and then reduced again at retainer. consider options. Most zeds used 10mm nuts to retain shocks. carefull work may allow you to size & die to 8mm retaining the strength of original mount. logic indicates it does't take much to keep the shock on, but sizable forces are generated vertically. the concept of snapped shock mounts after bottoming at speed.... G

keith1 wrote:

do you have a link to specific thread?...i did a cursory look at the first 6 pages....maybe i missed it......thanks......without reading , i m guessing this aint gonna be a "double nut back out the stud" deal.....sweeettt......

Hi Keith,...Heres your huckleberry,If your still needing some instruction on this issue Im available. The fix is quite a bit more involved than the double nut and stud as your going to drill and tap first and then make a stud using a grade 8 bolt.

zoro wrote:

keith1 wrote:

do you have a link to specific thread?...i did a cursory look at the first 6 pages....maybe i missed it......thanks......without reading , i m guessing this aint gonna be a "double nut back out the stud" deal.....sweeettt......

Hi Keith,...Heres your huckleberry,If your still needing some instruction on this issue Im available. The fix is quite a bit more involved than the double nut and stud as your going to drill and tap first and then make a stud using a grade 8 bolt.

thanks....i got the acorns to thread on and they are not going anywhere....if i ever have to take em off again, i will be looking you up....thanks again