Rear Shock Mounting

[1-ton]

Since my truck has 10" of lift there are no off-the-shelf shocks that had a long enough stroke length to fit the stock shock mounting position. In order to fix that situation I just did a simple fix of raising the lower shock mounting point with a couple of shock mounting tabs I got from ORD and welded on...along with a set of Bilsteins from ORD that had a 16" stroke length. I set the eye to eye mounting length at roughly 8" so it has 6" compressed stroke and 6" extended stroke. Luckily 1-Ton frames do not have the same problem as 1/2-Ton frames do with the upper frame shock mount being ripped off the frame.

 

[ChinaJoe2]

Where do you find an upper rear shock mount like this?

 

[obijuank5]

Same place that picture came from. Probably have to call Robert’s custom trucks and ask.

 

[K5Devil]

Here is what I ended up making

 

[ChinaJoe2]

yes i have an email into roberts looking for other designs too.

 

[ChinaJoe2]

what i really want to see is the eye hanger bracket and the upper shock mount to be one...

 

[Fastereddie]

what i really want to see is the eye hanger bracket and the upper shock mount to be one...

Huh?

 

[nvrenuf]

Huh?

A combo bracket

 

[Truckman4life]

Huh?

I think he means spring hanger bracket and shock mount all in one bracket. In that first pic he posted they are butted up against each other but two separate bolt on brackets.

 

[ChinaJoe2]

or perhaps push rods bell crank to relocate shocks logitudinally alog chassos axis like formula one....

 

[Truckman4life]

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[rampage]

or perhaps push rods bell crank to relocate shocks logitudinally alog chassos axis like formula one....

It’s called a cantilever shock.

 

[rampage]

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Those last two pics need to be double sheared to the frame so the frame doesn’t crack. The last pic looks like the frame is reinforced but still.

 

[ChinaJoe2]

Mercedes F1 axle. Heave Damper (interesting)