Rear Shock Length Question

[Scott B.]

On my Ranger, I have Deaver leaf springs, inverted shackles and I turned the axle shock mounts up so they do not hang down below the axle tube.

Needless to say, I get lots of droop travel (30.75" left, 28.75" right).

Unfortunately, using a shock that allows for the droop travel eliminates most of the compression travel.

At this point in time, I am not going to move the upper shock mounts into the bed.

What to do? The only solution I have come up with is to use a shorter shock, which shortens the droop travel, and allows more compression travel.

Any other ideas?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Google "cantilever" setups.

Richard

 

[Scott B.]

Google "cantilever" setups.

Richard

I've thought about those setups. I know I don't need a cantilever setup for what I do with this truck. They are nice, though.

It's probably a little more than I want to do right now.

Do any of the fab shops have a "kit" (or collection of pieces) or are these entirely fabbed?

 

[RangerSVT]

A cantilever setup is fairly easy to do, and allows you to use an 8" travel shock for 16" of travel, even more if you set it up differently...

SVT