Thanks Dieseldog, things are begining to make more sense now. I have just had a new shock absorber mount welded on the axle from yrm and they dont come with the cups welded on them. After much nashing of teeth and swearing I have fitted them without the cup washers even though the bushes are the conical type.The one cup washer they gave me I fitted last on the pin with the convex side against the lock nut.The two inner washers seat in the axle bracket and are a snug fit on the pin and keep everything tight when it is done up.
The cups James is referring to are these.
They are for special type conical bushes that squash down in them but if you are fitting normal aftermarket shocks they won't fit the pin length as the pins for those bushes are longer, if you have those fitted there are three or four spot welds in the bottom that hold them on but you could just grind them off or beat savagely with a hammer and cold chisel, depends on how bad your day was
But you need be in touch with your supplier to tell them you were a washer short as you most definitely need the 4 of.
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