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Thanks for the replies, guys.

Bruce, the 17.5's that I installed have the same diameter as the 16's,but are 1/4 inch narrower, so that shouldn't have been the problem. I did notice that I could swap the spring plates from left to right and vice versa; if Lippert won't send me a new spring plate, that's what I'll do.

Now to find a new shock. The lower mounting bolt is bent so the shock is not reusable. Monroe's website is of no help. I took both sets of numbers off the shock and tried searching, but nothing so far. Hopefully Lippert can point me in the right direction.

Thanks again for the help

Jim