lowrider Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Ok, so i've spent the last two hours ignoring my girlfriend and trying to figure out what shocks to get that will allow for more travel while still bolting up properly and without spending an arm and a leg. I have 2"-3" of poormans lift (tbars and ford coils). I had a parts truck a while ago that had RS5000's on it. I compared them to the stock shocks and struts and they had exactly the same travel, and the same uncompressed and compressed dimensions. The recommended 9000X rancho's for the pathfinder have LESS travel than stockers/5000's I stole a bunch of info off rancho's site and came up with this: Stock pathy rear shocks: 14" Compressed 22.250" Uncompressed 8.250" Total Travel Stock 93-98 Toyota T100 4WD Rear shocks 14.875" Compressed 24" Uncompressed 9.125" Total travel Not bad, almost an extra inch of travel Stock 72-93 Dodge D100, D150 2wd 1/2 Ton pickup rears 15" Compressed 23.750" Uncompressed 8.750" Total Travel An extra 1/2" of Travel Stock 87-91 V3500 Chevy 1 ton 4wd pickup rears: 16" Compressed 26.250" Uncompressed 10.250" Total Travel 2"! will they fit? 1961-1971 Dodge 2wd 1 ton Fronts are: 15.375" Compressed 24.250" Uncompressed 8.875" Total Travel As far as the fronts (this is proving more difficult to find something longer travel) Stock: 9.7000" Compressed 14.990" Uncompressed 5.290" Total Travel I can't find something with the same mounting and longer travel. Any help would be appriciated!!! and yes i did a search first, and came up with nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) What I'm thinking is if you get a shock with the most travel extended but as close to 16" compressed as possible , it should work the best as long as it bolts up. The only thing you might want to keep an eye on is the bump stops.....a shock that compresses too much will hit the bump stops so you may want to make them longer a bit to compensate. As a general rule of thumb, the shocks will only be extending great distances in a "crawling" scenerio. What I think you are looking for is a 16" compressed. The only thing that should make a difference in compressed length is if you have a suspension lift, then add your lift to the compressed length and go up from there. Ex 2" of suspension lift and the Chevy's should work (16" compressed) since you've added 2" to the stock compressed Pathy shocks (14" compressed). You want to avoid a shock hitting its extremes either way but compressed is less desirable because it's usually at higher speeds.....if your xtending your shocks fully at high speeds, you got bigger problems Am I out to lunch here anyone? Edited January 26, 2006 by deej Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I have heard good things about the selection in the Pro Comp line and price seems reasonable.......also the Rancho Shocks aren't a long travel shock, they just change the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 As far as the fronts (this is proving more difficult to find something longer travel) Stock: 9.7000" Compressed 14.990" Uncompressed 5.290" Total Travel I can't find something with the same mounting and longer travel. Any help would be appriciated!!! and yes i did a search first, and came up with nothing. It seems to me that by lifting the front end on our trucks, you do nothing to increase total travel.....So, it seems that a stock length shock would work fine in the front. Also, it might help (very slightly) to keep from overflexing, and possibly blowing up a CV..... Maybe I'm way off, but that's how I see it.....someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 It seems to me that by lifting the front end on our trucks, you do nothing to increase total travel.....So, it seems that a stock length shock would work fine in the front. Also, it might help (very slightly) to keep from overflexing, and possibly blowing up a CV..... Maybe I'm way off, but that's how I see it.....someone please correct me if I'm wrong. I would love to correct you Simon but unfortunately you are correct. For ever inch you crank up the TB's you lose an inch in downward travel. The stock shocks travel the whole (nothing to brag about) spectrum of the suspension plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spolar93 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 i got a 3" sl, and everyone that i talked to about it, recomended stock length in the front, then 16" compressed, 26" extended in the back. i got those in the ProComp e3000 flavor, and am running them right now, and get some pretty nice flex in the back, even with my rear sway bar still on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 i got those in the ProComp e3000 flavor, and am running them right now, and get some pretty nice flex in the back, even with my rear sway bar still on Never heard anyone say that before. It has been so long.... Can someone remind me what a sway bar is and does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSM_guy Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Never heard anyone say that before. It has been so long.... Can someone remind me what a sway bar is and does? sway bars are added in the lower rear for many RWD vehicles for stability during cornering. they also come in the lower front, upper front and upper rear. how a sway bar works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 sway bars are added in the lower rear for many RWD vehicles for stability during cornering. they also come in the lower front, upper front and upper rear. how a sway bar works I would have just said: Sway Bar: a bar that restricts flex, but not in Spolar93's application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Yep, the front shocks should stay the same as stock, but the rears you can go up to at least 26.5" extended, 16.5" compressed. That's what I have in the garage for long-travel rears. They're nitrogen-charged rear shocks from a Chevy 2500 4x4. I switched to the RS9000's for the adjustability feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsicks Pathy Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 I would have just said: Sway Bar: a bar that restricts flex, but not in Spolar93's application Thats exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathy Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 all your shock needs and information. don't concern yourself with loop holes size as they come with all adaptors you may need. http://www.explorerprocomp.com/PDFs/ProCompCatalog2005.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I would think the rear shocks from a 1 ton full size truck would be waaayyyyyy overdamped for our little light pathy's, wouldn't they? Kind of like no compliance at all and a buckboard ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89_trailboss Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 one ton shocks may be to "heavy". but who ever said anything about using 1 tons? 88, those chevy shocks. are those stock or aftermarket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Well 88 referenced Chevy 2500 Shocks so that would be for a 3/4 ton truck -- but a 3/4 chevy still has a lot of weight/mass over our little trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 one ton shocks may be to "heavy". but who ever said anything about using 1 tons? 88, those chevy shocks. are those stock or aftermarket? It was mentioned in the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 They're KYB GR-2 aftermarket shocks, and the dampening factor is not a problem, they work fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 They're KYB GR-2 aftermarket shocks, and the dampening factor is not a problem, they work fine for me. hey 88, do you remember what year of truck those shocks are for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 eh. i have the jgcc lift too and i have rancho rs5000's in the back and stock size shocks in the front.. works good for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathy Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 The shocks i have are actually built for a F350 super duty. they are great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packie88 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 i have gabriel ultras and they seem to be working fine with my JGC lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 hey 88, do you remember what year of truck those shocks are for? Not really, no. I'm gonna guess 89-99 or so, they didn't change the Chevy frame or body much, if any through those years IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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