I'm going to tack weld the sleeve shocks in place and I just want to be sure they're steel. They look the part and act the part, but I don't want to ruin one if its aluminum or something.

 

Stick a magnet on it chief

 

Good idea

 

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You're going to do what to what? Whats a sleeve shock?

 

I did that and regret it...hahaha ask me how i know...

 

Don't weld the sleeve to the shock body if the shock is complete! The heat from the weld is very likely to coke/burn the oil and and cause particles inside that can get into the valving. Also we have seen people arc weld on completed shocks and have actually welded internal parts to each other while they were wleding in the body. If you weld on the shock body, it shouold be apart to do it right then have it rebuilt.

 

I was just going to put three tacks on it. Do you still think it would hurt it?

The problem is the shock is deformed. I used a little sheet metal between the shock and the housing to tighten it back up, but I'm thinking that as long as it can move relatively freely in there that it will lose more material and get loose again. Just looking at three low penetration gas mig tack welds to keep it in place.