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Avery4jc

Avery4jc

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So first we got my new shocks all put on...we pulled off the rear ones and re-did everything with all new grade 8 bolts, new washers and nylon lock-nuts...the truck rides really really really nice now except where my draglink and steering arm meet it rubs the body of the shock at full tilt so tomorrow at work I'm going to move that shock mount back a little to give it a little clearance...

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Next I got some wiring done for my whip antenna with my flag for the sand dunes (we're going back @ the end of the month)...its a 7' whip with a headlight bulb wired up at the top of it...I have the wires ran to the rear bumper and put on a Deans connector...the connector has 12v running through it on one prong and the other prong is grounded to the frame...then on the whip antenna I put the male deans plug so when I put my antenna in and out all I have to do is plug it in then un-plug it when I'm done...Oh and its wired into my headlight switch so when I turn the headlights on it comes on...

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Oh and I also got my seat re-upholstered a little while ago so heres some pics!

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Thats it :)
 
All you need now are a few zip-ties to pull those loose wires under the dash back out-of-sight and you'll be stylin'

I bought a set of Bilstein 7100s a LONG time ago but still don't have them installed. Bilsteins have a great reputation for quality and should give a much better ride than the Rancho RS9000s I'd been using.... sounds like they made a noticeable difference on your truck.

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Didn't I say it would ride like a limo with those things. Looking at your front shocks it appears they may have had the upper mounts moved at some point. It seems they are closer to vertical than what I am used to seeing, that may be why you see them hitting the steering components, but I may be wrong.
 
Take a pic of the said rubbing area on the shock. Maybe you have the shock in the wrong mounting location. Take a pic of the lower mount, too.
 
the reason your steering rubs IS because the shocks are not mounted in the stock location. in the first picture if you look just to the left you will see the stock mount. it has 2 rivets in it and its at an angle to the frame.
 
gmc4cw said:
the reason your steering rubs IS because the shocks are not mounted in the stock location. in the first picture if you look just to the left you will see the stock mount. it has 2 rivets in it and its at an angle to the frame.
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Avery's using the optional shock mounts from the factory in which they dubbed the quad shocks mounts.
By using these mounts, you can use a longer shock than where the shorter factory position is.
Many members, to my knowledge, will use the quad shock bracket and remove the original positioned shock to do away from the 4 shock setup since some report of harsher riding characteristics. Using the quad mount is comparable to using the Ford shock mounts but not as long.

My best guesstimate with Avery's mounting is he's got the shock mounted outside the lower mount. It should be mounted right inside of it as if the truck were running the single shock using the mount you're referring to.
 
Wow lots of questions....

Yep Greg I had it all cleaned up at one point but when I moved the cb under the dash it got all messy again and I haven't fixed it...



The shocks up front are mounted in the upper mount (wes called it the "quad" mount) b/c thats where my old ones were mounted... I do have the lower one that would lean the top of the shock back and make it clear my steering linkage but it would also move it down and the body on these is so long I would loose just about all of my up-travel...I'll figure it out today at work but either way I'm going to order up a set of zero-rates to give me a little more lift up front so the shocks have more room to travel as well as getting the body up and almost out of the way until I get x-over done...

Oh and as far as the bottom goes I only have one mount down there and its between the tabs like its supposed to be...


You can see in this picture where both mounts are...the one I'm using as well as the one off to the right...
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and here's a pic of the lower setup as well as where its rubbing...It looks like its already hitting in this pic but its not, its just the boot. It'll only rub when I turn the the right full tilt.

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Avery, I would move the lower shocks inboard of the mounts and see if it will rub then.
You see where the extra thread and nut are? Put the shock right there. You may need to get a longer bolt and a tubing spacer to fit between the tabs. By this, I mean where the shock currently is. This way when you tighten the nut, the two tabs don't collapse.

I'm betting this will fix your rubbing problem.

The factory quad setup was mounted with both shocks outside of the factory mount on the axle tube. A spacer was used to keep them from collapsing, too. Doing the relocating should prevent any more rubbing.
 
Oh I didn't know I could do that...well it'll live while I drive to work but once I get there I'll cut off a piece of tubing to fit between the tabs (so it doesn't collapse) then move it to the outside and bolt it down... That will for sure get it out of the way b/c I looked at doing that last night but didn't think it was structurally ok to do it...
 
Thats how the factory quads ran it. I had a few trucks that had quads also and they didn't rub anywhere on the shocks.
 
Avery4jc said:
then move it to the outside and bolt it down...
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Just to clarify so there's no confusion, move it to the inside part of the mount, where the nut is currently. After you move it in, the nut should be on the outside, or facing the tire. :wink1:
 
thatK30guy said:
Avery, I would move the lower shocks inboard of the mounts and see if it will rub then.
You see where the extra thread and nut are? Put the shock right there. You may need to get a longer bolt and a tubing spacer to fit between the tabs. By this, I mean where the shock currently is. This way when you tighten the nut, the two tabs don't collapse.

I'm betting this will fix your rubbing problem.

The factory quad setup was mounted with both shocks outside of the factory mount on the axle tube. A spacer was used to keep them from collapsing, too. Doing the relocating should prevent any more rubbing.
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This is how my shocks are mounted and I have no issues.
 
Hey guys would Ford shock towers be an option here?
 
thatK30guy said:
Just to clarify so there's no confusion, move it to the inside part of the mount, where the nut is currently. After you move it in, the nut should be on the outside, or facing the tire. :wink1:
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Yep



Drey: Yeah F*rd towers would be an option but I'd prefer to not attach fungus to my rig whenever possible...plus we're just trying to work with what I've got on here for the time being ;)
 
Just thought it would be a cheap solution so you wouldnt mess up them nice shocks
 
BRC MOTORSPORTS was very helpful in doing my crossover. Just a little guy in the bizz tring to eeek out a living.Don't have a e-mail address, but he's out of RANCHO CORDOVA I beleve:thinking: .
 
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