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PLAN B

This build was 2 parts 1 i have a truck I made to pretty to wheel so I'm building an ugly one I can actually enjoy. And 2. My cousin has been trying to join us for blazer bash but his truck wont be ready so we are surprising him with this one
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I always try to drive my truck as a daily for a few days before I go on a big trip to make sure I get all the bugs ironed out.... boy I'm glad I did that this trip...
Ignition module and coil took a shit. No worries it's back on the road. #blazerbashprep

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Make sure you carry extra body mount bolts, never know when they're gonna disintegrate on ya...:haha:
 
Let's talk shock mounting for a min. Something I have never understood is why aftermarket front shock mounts (not just kerts) dont mount like the rear shocks. Meaning why dont the front shock mounts allow for forward and rearward movement? Does this make sense? I think rather than the bolts running the same direction as the frame shouldn't they come straight from the side running parallel to the axle like the the rear shocks..... hmmmm... can anyone provide insight?

I am switching from the ford shock towers to kerts diy4x towers and going straight up and down.

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Well they should if you want to articulate, but remember stock they don't move much and most people upgrade everything but leave the shocks stock setup just longer.
If you want to improve, you should do that.
Normally the bushings take a beating and since the shocks are not lifetime, at some point they need changed and you get new bushings. :pimp:
 
You're splitting hairs with that, if you have decent articulation in some instances the side/side angle change may be more than the front/back, although that's more likely at the bottom.
 
With your proposed design think about what happens to the busing at the axle side when you're at full stuff on one side and droop on the other.
 
skunked said:
With your proposed design think about what happens to the busing at the axle side when you're at full stuff on one side and droop on the other.
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I am sorry, I looked at his first picture and skimmed through his post and thought he wanted to change the bottom of the shocks on the axle side to the same as the top.
Definitely not better.
Thanks making me look at it again.
I would totally use something like his first picture on the axle side
 
Rephrased what I was talking about... maybe it makes more sense. And yes I am planning on changing my upper and lower shock mounts.
 
the_blaze said:
Rephrased what I was talking about... maybe it makes more sense. And yes I am planning on changing my upper and lower shock mounts.
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It makes more sense to change your lower mount on the front axle.
The axle does not move enough back and forth, but it does twist a lot when articulating.
Get your truck up a ramp and see what is happening
 
the only reason i am changing anything is because i now have kerts cool new shock towers and i sorta want to switch from my 12 inch travel shocks to 14 inch travel shocks so i can go just a hair more up and down travel.... just because... and since I'll be in there changing things why not change everything and try to make it the best design possible :)

It is crazy switching to these longer shocks made a HUGE difference wheeling this last trip. i don't think i lifted a a tire and if i did it wasn't much...
 
I'm still not sure I understand exactly what you are thinking, but I would install the shocks so the bolts are parallel to the frame rails/perpendicular to the axle. That's how I've done it on any of the shock setups with the shocks on top of the axle tube. Hasn't caused me any trouble for the past 13 years.
 
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