Shock tab location - 14FF

[AJs72K5]

Getting ready to weld on the shock tabs tonight. However, when we were "test fitting" last night, it looks like the inside tab on the driver's side is pretty much gonna be right against the pumkin. Is this right?? FWIW, the the shock will be mounted to the frame at the stock location.

Anyone have pics?

 

[Burt4x4]

The way I understand it is the shock should be mounted as close to the springpack as possiable. What I did to mine was built a crossmember up high and relocated the shocks off the frame, here:

This is my old D60 rear I use to run but the shocks are mounted basically the same on my 14FF I run now.
I have seen some guys put the shock mounts on top of the axle too.
Hope this helps
Burt

 

[GotBoykins]

I have mine mounted to the top of the axle tube and the stock location. I used 3/8 plate to make the brackets.

 

[AJs72K5]

I found an idea in Greg's plethora of pics. I think we may try moving the upper mount to the outside of the frame. That should move the axle location out by 3" (maybe more) and closer to the spring perch. I'll follow up tomorrow on progress.

 

[Greg72]

I found an idea in Greg's plethora of pics. I think we may try moving the upper mount to the outside of the frame. That should move the axle location out by 3" (maybe more) and closer to the spring perch. I'll follow up tomorrow on progress.

Did you pull the body lift out yet?

Better do that first....or you might be in for an unpleasant surprise after your beautiful shock towers are installed.

 

[AJs72K5]

Did you pull the body lift out yet?

Better do that first....or you might be in for an unpleasant surprise after your beautiful shock towers are installed.

Have not pulled the body lift yet. However, already figured that I needed to get that done before putting in the front towers. I have some cool ideas on putting a bucket of sorts on the inner fenders for the shock towers to rise into...if that makes any sense. Hopefully we can get it to turn out the way it looks in my head .

The question really had to do with the rear shocks. We're just trying to get the rear buttoned up right before Saturday. I'm taking the truck down to 4WP for the March Madness dealio.

 

[Greg72]

My comment was actually about the rears...

If you build a mount straight up off the rear framerail (using every available inch) to get the highest possible upper mount location, you'll find that you can't remove the bodylift because the mounts will be in the way of the tub coming back down.

I had forgotten about it until I pulled the 2" pucks out and the body still wouldn't come down.

Consider yourself warned.

 

[AJs72K5]

Thanks Greg. We ended up using the factory upper mounts and kicking out the lower mounts a little bit so that the driver side wouldn't be butted right up against the pumpkin. At some point in the future, I'll put in a crossmember to inboard them.

 

[MNorby]

 

[thatK30guy]

I'm curious, what is the best operating angle to mount the shocks in this configuration in order to get the maximum performance out of them?

 

[MNorby]

staight up is best. I got a good deal on those 10" fox shocks and to get the travel I mounted angled. When I can get another pair of 14"s I'll mount them through the floor

 

[thatK30guy]

So if you mount them straight up, where do you compress the shock at for best results? 50/50? Or what?

 

[MNorby]

best is to measure static height then cycle suspension and measure full droop and full compression and figure out from there. Generally our rigs with shackle flip and flat spring have more droop than compression, you don't want your springs to compress into negative arch. Put bump stop on to limit uptravel to save your springs then give your shocks and extra 1/2-1" maybe. How long of shocks you got?

 

[thatK30guy]

Don't have them yet. Still building the Trazer first. I'm off to Oklahoma in 2 hours and will be looking for drivetrain-related stuff.

 

[makovai]

this is how i did mine although i still haven't built the upper mounts. I'm adding torque bars also so i want to incorporate them to the 14B but im running out of room.