I have a suspension question

[WhiteHoe.]

I have a ground force 2/3 drop. The rear shocks are always letting it bottom out. I was wondering if I could buy shock extenders and use my stock shocks?

 

[Physh1]

Yes...

 

[WhiteHoe.]

Well I knew you could lol. But I didn't know of you had to have any other parts than the extenders. And if it will make it set any higher

 

[NORCAL SS]

I have a ground force 2/3 drop. The rear shocks are always letting it bottom out. I was wondering if I could buy shock extenders and use my stock shocks?

just get the djm shocks will ride great and lifetime warranty and they are shorter.

What you need to do is measure the truck in rear from eye/eye on the shock at ride height then i can dial in the perfect shock for you.

 

[WhiteHoe.]

I'd like to ride with my stock shocks so I know it won't bottom out. Ill have onE person in the back of my tahoe and go over a bump and It bottoms out.

 

[NORCAL SS]

your stock shocks are making it bottom out. you need different shocks your better off getting the shorter djm shocks and only costs a few dollars more.

 

[WhiteHoe.]

i have the ground force shocks in it right now.

 

[NORCAL SS]

to soft thats the problem with those. Have you cut the rear bumpstop bracket off?

 

[Physh1]

Is check the rear bumpstop &/or bumpstop bracket to see if your buttoning out of the frame & not bottoming out the shock. I think your problem is with something else bottoming out...

Sent from my Evo4G

 

[brndns_hoe]

I hav shock extenders and i was bottoming out. I just got rid of my bumpstop brackets, that was my issue. No more bottoming out now

 

[WhiteHoe.]

The shocks are just way to soft is what I think the problem is because the back just hops up and down if you hit a bump. Not bottoming out always. The bottoming out don't bother me as much as when people are in the back and I have 26s on it then hit a small bump and the fenders come down and rub the tires. The bumpstop bracket I don't really care about. Like I couldn't put subs in it and people with 26s and it would always rub I'd say. With the soft shocks that are on it. If I can find cheap shock extenders from someone on here I'd buy em and try that before anything else.

 

[NORCAL SS]

honestly extenders are like 20 bucks less than brand new stiff SHORTER shocks. I would get new shocks will ride better anyway. Extenders wont do shit if the shocks are junk.

 

[WhiteHoe.]

Yeah but I'm thinking the new shocks won't be stiff enough. Whats the shorter shock do

 

[NORCAL SS]

shorter shock ie will be in teh stroke range. if your shocks are to stiff will ride like crap.

What are you trying to accomplish anyway? If its rubbing the outer fenderlip not much you can do besides
1) smaller tires
2) milling mounting pad down

If your tires are rubbing fenderlips the offset is wrong and your stuck with it unless you do what i wrote up top. Also if one side rubs more than another just get the panhard bar and should help i tout.

 

[Physh1]

Yeah but I'm thinking the new shocks won't be stiff enough. Whats the shorter shock do

How stiff do you want them to be? BellTechs are a good ride until you corner & they firm up quick. DJM's are stiffer all the way around.

I've got DJM's up front & BellTech's in back & they match up very well. Heavy front with stiffer shock...lighter rear end with a slightly smoother riding shock. Handles very well & shocks are balanced to each other quite well...it's a good match IMHO...

Cameron

 

[NORCAL SS]

Cameron his problem is his offset is wrong on the wheels and hes running prob a 305 30 26 which makes it even worse.

 

[WhiteHoe.]

I want a stiffer ride so it wont be so weak when it comes to weight.

 

[NORCAL SS]

you want a stiffer ride djm shocks and rear djm swaybar will stiffen it up but if your 26s ifyou have the low offset u2 which was the old model was only a 18mm offset which is wrong. do you know what offset wheel you have?

 

[Physh1]

Cameron his problem is his offset is wrong on the wheels and hes running prob a 305 30 26 which makes it even worse.

Just saw your post above mine...I totally missed it.

Cameron

 

[WhiteHoe.]

My offsets fine ill make it work. It's not impossible to drive with them. All I need is stiffer shocks and I'm fine.