Ford Tower install w/ Gabriels tell me what you think

[readymix]

Have youthought about moving hte lower mount at all?
Just wondering if it would help at all.

Someday I will find out whenever I get around to getting shocks that have fluid in them still.

 

[sandawgk5]

No I have not but it should be pretty easy to do with some of kerts tabs .

Ira

 

[sandawgk5]

Ya you can compress a shock by hand I have never had a shock that I could not compress by hand. A shock should just impede the spring from bouncing as long as you could not compress that shock like you are working a bilge pump theyre fine . How would you get them in place if you could not comress them by hand. Not saying you are wrong just I think your reason is not a sound one. Shocks are like balancing tires run what you are comfortable with .

Ira

 

[K5er4Life]

I have run procomp shock, the es3000's and 9000's...I think. They were the regular ones then the pressurized gas shocks and they have all gone south on me in a matter of less than a year. I would really like to hear what people like as far as one that lasts long. Mainly looking at the 5150's, anyone like those? And by the way I like your shock setup, saweet. I want to do the exact same thing when I get my 52's up front. Anyone got a part number for those cast mounts. Geez, I am just worhtless today for searching anything huh?

 

[sandawgk5]

Just for clarification: The shock I was referring to had cavitated, you could compress it without much force, and you could hear noise while moving the piston. That thing had simply failed, and would not provide damping forces any longer. And that's why the Gabriels are no longer on my truck. Maybe I just got a lemon; your results may vary.

If you've never had a shock that you couldn't compress by hand (and I mean freehand, not mounted to something so you have leverage), then try Bilsteins (then ones for the stock Blazer application will do...) . Maybe I need to hit the gym more often...

You're running big tires and a heavy front axle, so the shocks have a lot of work to do with that unsprung weight. That's why I suggested that you might want to keep an eye on the shocks. I would particularly check how hot they get if you hit the desert with a bit of speed.

K5er4Life, as I said I have the ProComp (also affectionately referred to as ProCraps ) MX6 on my K5 for some 2 1/2 years now. They are adjustable, and I run front-3/rear-2 on the street and front-5/rear-4 on the trail. We recently put Bilstein 5150 on my wife's FJ40, and they work very well. I put the MX6 on my truck because the Bilstein 5150 had just come out at that time, and there was little info available on what valving would be correct for a K5. But I'm leaning towards the Bilstein 7100 series for my next shock purchase.

I gotcha . My gabriels can be compressed by hand but it is by no means easy to do it took quite a bit of force. I have these cause they are cheap and I needed decent travel without dumpin a lot of cash . If they wearout prematurely I will rethink my next set.

Ira

 

[zeroz400]

Part number is F81Z-18183-AA, got some in my room right now.

 

[ankarback]

Part number is F81Z-18183-AA, got some in my room right now.

Thanks a lot ! I've looked for that a long time. They don't sell superdutys over here so I haven't been able to find them. Sorry for hi-jacking this post.