BoringDave
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I have some extra money left over from my tax return and wanted to buy some new front shocks but don't know what to do. Current setup is 4.5" Zone (BDS) front springs and rc control arm drops with oe control arms till I build my new ones
I started by flexing out my rig like I read in the regular mod. tech section.
Fully compressed 14 3/4" with no bump stops installed yet also still had 1" of the shaft left to go and 24 1/2" fully extended. The extended measurements was the limit of my current shocks also I could just rattle my spring around on it's top seat.
For shocks I was thinking of 5150's with the stud on top so I wouldn't loose that 1" of up travel ext.25.91 col 15.89 But should I convert to eye type top and run the 7100 short body ext. 24.29 col. 14.06 but then I think I would have to run a 3/4" coil spacer which I don't think will work because when I flexed it out my coils were damn near could bound.
What to do?
Dave
I started by flexing out my rig like I read in the regular mod. tech section.
Fully compressed 14 3/4" with no bump stops installed yet also still had 1" of the shaft left to go and 24 1/2" fully extended. The extended measurements was the limit of my current shocks also I could just rattle my spring around on it's top seat.
For shocks I was thinking of 5150's with the stud on top so I wouldn't loose that 1" of up travel ext.25.91 col 15.89 But should I convert to eye type top and run the 7100 short body ext. 24.29 col. 14.06 but then I think I would have to run a 3/4" coil spacer which I don't think will work because when I flexed it out my coils were damn near could bound.
What to do?
Dave