still more questions regarding my rear end drop... help

[Grocery Getter]

would repositioning the trailing arm help do anything for this?...

i just wanted to get a feel for everyone opinion and since i occasionally drive my 15 month old son around in this truck i want to make sure he is always safe

I am having a tough time finding JUST the rear drop shocks, everything i have found is complete kits... anyone know where to buy just the two rear drop shocks?

Grunions carries McGaughy's drop shocks(the ones they suggest you use with a 5'' drop).

http://grunionfabrication.com/

They are a great shop up on like Cave Creek and T-bird-ish

Then there is Street Beat, they are right around the corner form my house 7th ave and 1-10

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/

My McGaughy's kit came with trailing arm relocators......

 

[BOSS]

Grunions carries McGaughy's drop shocks(the ones they suggest you use with a 5'' drop).

http://grunionfabrication.com/

They are a great shop up on like Cave Creek and T-bird-ish

Then there is Street Beat, they are right around the corner form my house 7th ave and 1-10

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/

My McGaughy's kit came with trailing arm relocators......

I guess we all have different experiences but my McGaughy's drop shocks started giving out at 4 months roughly. When I took them off the compression was kinda spongy on one and was inconsistent in how it reacted to pressure. I started rubbing the rear wheels and decided that was it, time to replace them.

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[Grocery Getter]

I guess we all have different experiences but my McGaughy's drop shocks started giving out at 4 months roughly. When I took them off the compression was kinda spongy on one and was inconsistent in how it reacted to pressure. I started rubbing the rear wheels and decided that was it, time to replace them.

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I haven't had any issues....... so far

 

[BOSS]

He is worried that it will bottom out then pop back up and lose the rear coil completely...

Is he saying your shocks are stock length and therefore don't have enough travel? Even then I'm having a hard time understanding what he's saying..maybe I'm just tired so keep me honest here guys ....if ur shocks are sitting more compressed than normal because of the shorter springs, doesn't that mean there is more travel needed to fully extend the shock - thereby decreasing the chances of losing a spring?


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[Grocery Getter]

Is he saying your shocks are stock length and therefore don't have enough travel? Even then I'm having a hard time understanding what he's saying..maybe I'm just tired so keep me honest here guys ....if ur shocks are sitting more compressed than normal because of the shorter springs, doesn't that mean there is more travel needed to fully extend the shock - thereby decreasing the chances of losing a spring?


B

I think what it is is if you are running stock shocks, yes they are more compressed but if you extend them all the way up on a bump or drop they will drop the axle down enough to let a spring out since they are so long. So basically the top range of the shock is higher than the top range of the spring so if the shock is all the way extended and the axle is at it's bottom range the space created could allow a 3'' spring to come out..... in theory. Essentially if you jumped and your rear wheels were off the ground your springs could come out.

 

[BOSS]

I think what it is is if you are running stock shocks, yes they are more compressed but if you extend them all the way up on a bump or drop they will drop the axle down enough to let a spring out since they are so long. So basically the top range of the shock is higher than the top range of the spring so if the shock is all the way extended and the axle is at it's bottom range the space created could allow a 3'' spring to come out..... in theory. Essentially if you jumped and your rear wheels were off the ground your springs could come out.

I'll buy that for a dollar

B *going to have a drink now to put my tired ass to sleeeeep

 

[denalianyone]

Get some DT nitro slammers

 

[tybardy]

yes grocery getter gets exactly what the problem is

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there is too much travel in the stock shocks...

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just got the truck back and the driver side camber is almost 100% but the passenger side is out quite a bit more... will me trying to fix this **** up the allignment i just got?

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x2, the truck is probably fine, but pick up some drop shocks for the rear - Stylin Trucks has some belltech drop shocks on sale for something like 22.00 each. Pick up 2 and you will sleep better.

I ran run 5" springs with drop shocks and shock extenders - no problems.

you gotta link to these on sale?

 

[BlizzardX23]

"Issue that can't be fixed?
GO TO STARBUCKS"

lol...does that have anything to do with my truck? -_^?


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I clicked it...thats what I figured lol... *shakes head* hahahaha






As for shocks...my truck rides ****** stupid right now...the back end bounces soooooo bad....specially if Im going over 45mph and hit dips in the road...its horrible...maybe I should get different shocks? I JUST got these Mcgauhys shocks with the kit too...I'd hate to just waste my money by throwing them away...but seriously...its riding horrible...it looks like one of those dumb civics with cut coils bouncing as it drives down the road...

 

[tybardy]

does anyone recomend a drop shock WITH a shock extender?