flnl Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 (edited) Just received two rear Procomp shocks from the kit my brother-in-law bought to me, he sent the rear ones first... I emailed him asking 914518 for the front, and 925500 for the rear, passed all instructions... he told me he had some trouble to buy online, then called 4WheelParts.com and bought by phone. He told me the guy from 4WheelParts said that the numbers where right, everything was fine.... But what I received has a tag saying "929500" and in the shock's body is written "92950 21095"... I just forgot to ask him "please check the part number before sending to Brazil"... he cut the tags from the boxes and put it together with the shocks, but DID NOT CHECKED IT What can I do with these shocks???? They're the same as the 925500, but compressed: 17.32 polegadas extended: 29.83 polegadas travel: 12.51 polegadas Edited April 27, 2007 by flnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Dang, those are really too long for a stock height Pathy. I ran some shocks that long on the rear of mine, but I have about 4.5" of lift in the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 I asked him to buy the 925500 'cause I plan to put longer coils and disconnect the rear swaybar, so the Path won't be stock for so long... as long as I find decent coils around here - JGC are not affordable, the only ones I found in a junkyard they asked $200 each, but maybe I know who fabs for stock Paths and maybe they can fab some for me, given the right specs. Or maybe I could find some from other truck that could give the amount of lift I want for a decent price... As everyone uses to do a 3" susp lift, what were the issues you have doing 4.5" ? I think I saw a post saying you reallocated the lower link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I made a bracket for the upper end of the panhard rod to lower it about 3". I wasn't using design software or anything, I just eyeballed it and welded it up. It needed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Any idea of the minimun amount of lift I need in order to use them? Maybe it'l be better to sell them around here and buy the right PNs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88_Pathy Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I would say a solid 3ins of lift and some way to hold the coil in at full flex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 I would say a solid 3ins of lift and some way to hold the coil in at full flex. kind of a coil retainer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 (edited) also, wouldn't they bottom out when compressed? or, I mean, won't the shocks became shot? Or the bump stops will be hitten before the shocks are bottom out? Edited April 27, 2007 by flnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 Found someone selling these coils for $50, specs are: wire diameter - 0.63 in coil diameter - 5.71 in (external) free length - 16.61 in (new is 17.12, but it's a bit sagged now) The length is about the same, but I'm worried about the coil diameter and the wire diameter. Won't the coil be too much stiffer with 0.63 wire dia ? And will that bit higher coil diameter still fit fine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 (edited) "GOOD" news... I tried to put the front shocks in... but THEY DON'T FIT!!!! I've checked the PN, and it's 918510 instead of 914518!!!!! WHO WAS DRUNK??????????? SOMEONE AT 4WHEELPARTS????? or MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ???? Edited May 23, 2007 by flnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flnl Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 (edited) Is that too difficult to read the PN in an email??? I wrote 914518 and 925500.... Someone read 918510 and 929500... Edited May 23, 2007 by flnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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