shocking... help needed....or shock help needed.

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Hoodoo Man
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shocking... help needed....or shock help needed.

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shock help needed... :? I need some new rear shocks for the TJ the ones I have in the rear are too long and bottom out during normal driving and are too long off road... :roll:
I currently have 25" extended> 15.6 collapsed shocks and my coil springs can fall out and my pinon shaft can snap under full flex. :sad: I need something more like 12-13"collapsed> 26.5 extended... Ive asked Lou and he sold me the old shocks and didnt have something in that range and I looked at Quadratec/4wd and cant seem to find something too close to what I need..... any one out there with some ideas? Lots of 12">20" but nothing just right that Ive seen so far... also looked at BDS and Bilstien sites with no joy...
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Re: shocking... help needed....or shock help needed.

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Relocate the shock mount and/or get some limiting straps for droop.
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Re: shocking... help needed....or shock help needed.

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http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/outbo ... on-929056/
it was a lot of work, but absolutely worthwhile. since i did this (and added a simple coil spring retainer) i've had zero issues with my rear suspension. lots of uptravel, droop, smoother ride, etc. i know it's not the answer you were looking for, but...
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Jeff : I have 13.5 collapsed and 23 open. They are Black Diamond Hydro shocks from a 3" CJ lift . FjR68
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