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Having serious issues finding correct shocks


TheBeast

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Joined
Dec 16, 2009
Messages
335
City
South carolina
Vehicle Year
1995, 1970
Transmission
Automatic
Did the leveling kit, new hub bearings, new rotors, new radius arm poly bushings, and brackets, and just put the 2" leveling spacer on the truck. It's a 4.0 4x4 supercab. I go to put the shocks on, and they look obviously way to short, we compress the suspension, and its still just a tad to short. Even if it gets on there, it will have no travel in the downward cycle of suspension, and be reverse bottoming out the shocks if the front end raises up at all. Calling around to almost all of my sources (I work for a dealer) to find a set of shocks 2"s longer, I've either gotten something way to long, or way to short. I'm a little at a loss here, can't drive the truck until its corrected. Anyone know something I don't about it here? lol
 
I ended up taking a set of f150 shocks, pressing out the lower sleeve, and making them work. they get the done for now, a little longer to. Brand new in the box for free, can't beat that.
 
You gotta keep in mind that 2" at the wheel is only 1.75" at the coil and shock.
This is because of the TTB/ TIB's geometry, pivoting on the other end... blah blah blah.
 

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