Front shock relocation discussion thread.

[blazinzuk]

Kind of a crappy pic but I put the Ford shock tower back on the frame.

Had to measure to get it right. It wasn't much of an angle either. Unfortunately I always had cheap shocks.

 

[Smokinthehippies]

No major hacking needed. Here's mine with Ford shock towers. You can see how little trimming was needed on the inner.

that is essentially how mine was. just a little chop cut turn angle and weld on the tower to get it where I needed it.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Wade when did you go full hydro?

It was originally full hydro. Went away because I liked driving it to the trails.

 

[Mastiff]

Now we need a thread on rear setups. That's the hard part.

 

[blazinzuk]

It was originally full hydro. Went away because I liked driving it to the trails.

Gotcha threw me off

 

[ktmoutfront]

Gotcha threw me off

No current pictures.

 

[Deuling]

Now we need a thread on rear setups. That's the hard part.

Im all ready for that thread

 

[Deuling]

This is worthwhile to emphasize. Once you start going off the vertical, you lose dampening quickly (if my trig is right, at 45* you've lost 30%.) With soft springs and/or soft shocks, it's like having no shocks at all. BTDT

-- A

From what I have seen, at 45* you lose half of the dampening. And likewise for every degree of angle the shock is at.

 

[ktmoutfront]

From what I have seen, at 45* you lose half of the dampening. And likewise for every degree of angle the shock is at.

Valving will fix that.

 

[Deuling]

Valving will fix that.

Correct. I was going from the 99% that will install shocks and never touch them.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Correct. I was going from the 99% that will install shocks and never touch them.

Must be a midwest/east coast thing.

 

[Stein]

It was originally full hydro. Went away because I liked driving it to the trails.

I've not noticed a problem, mine cruises 65 as nice as you please. And, that's with S10 leaves in the front with a 6.2 sitting on them. I drive it all over and it's 2 1/2 hours each way to wheel. Did you have issues at speed or just concerned about losing a line at an inopportune time? I know I'm not SUPPOSED to do it but it drives great.

 

[82355]

Stein, you have full hydro?

Martin

 

[82355]

You don't have full hydro in this picture....

Martin

 

[Stein]

My bad.

 

[82355]

No big deal.

Martin

 

[ktmoutfront]

Good thing we got that figured out. I was thinking crap, I could not blink at 65 without changing lanes.

Cantilevered cross over with hydro assist FTW.

 

[Bent77]

Reviving this thread to generate more responses and pictures

 

[Babaganoosh]

Here is the rest of the pictures for my setup, I got excited was like how did I miss this thread, then as I was reading I saw my pics haha

3/16 plate added and various gussets. Next will be air bumps and limiting straps with more gussets.

 

[ClassicStyle]

Fantastic fab work, I forgot how nice that came out did you do the 4-link or is it somebody's?

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