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which shocks ????? i know i know.....

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which shocks ????? i know i know.....
« on: June 03, 2011, 11:54:32 AM »
:shaking: i know i know i couldnt find anything searching the forum. so anyways heres my problem im running a spoa but the shocks mounts havent been moved so i need some shock that will fit a 2 to 4 inch lift. i just wanna know forsure which are the shocks to buy i hear some people running a shock from a jeep to even a f250 so im a little confused on what to do here. any help will be greatly appreciated thanks.



john

btw ive attached some pics.










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Offline Drone637

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Re: which shocks ????? i know i know.....
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 07:26:27 AM »
Did you swap the spring pads so the shock mounts are still on top of the spring?
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Offline zuk1988

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Re: which shocks ????? i know i know.....
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2011, 05:00:01 PM »
When I was running the stock zuk axles I had Petro works lower shock mounts front and rear,an adjustable rear upper mount,and Ford F250 front upper mounts.Flex your axles every which direction and measure the stuff and droop and then call a 4x4 shop that has shock info.
88 Samurai,1.6 16 valve,D44 front Ford 9" rear,33 swamper TSL's

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Offline Jonny Rash

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Re: which shocks ????? i know i know.....
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2011, 02:28:30 PM »
I would say the stock shocks if you are reusing the ubolt plate mounts.
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Re: which shocks ????? i know i know.....
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2011, 03:14:46 PM »
Ah, now I can see the pictures!

What Johnny Rash said.  If you swap your spring pads from left to right that will put your shock mounts in roughly the same spot as shock.  Then you can just go down to your local auto parts store and order a set of stock shocks for a Samurai.  Get the cheap ones, otherwise they tend to be to stiff.
96 Geo Tracker, x-SJ-410,  x-White Rabbit, x-Project Trouble
Crawlers NorthWest
x-Trouble Racing