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Do I Need To Relocate Rear Shocks W/ 3" Drop Coils?
I'm not going to drill any holes in the frame, so I guess this will determine whether or not I try out a set of 3" drop coils in the rear.
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Move the mounts or find a shorter shock that will not bottom or top out
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I appreciate your response. So if I just install some high quality shorter shocks, I won't need to relocate with 3" drop coils? If that's the case, that's great news. Do you have a recommendation for the shocks?
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They sell relocation kits that use the same holes as the stock ones.
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Do they Demian? That would be great! Off the top of your head, do you remember the vendor/s?
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Not hard to relocate shock and use the stock shock you have ,That's what I did there is a thread around here somewhere . Just a little fab work oh here it is
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ock+relocation |
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HDFF Thanks for sharing! When you got your truck, already lowered by 4", was it still riding on shocks that were too long?
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Sorry. Just read your reply more thoroughly. Thanks again.
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I put 3'' lower rear springs on the rear of mine. stock size shocks and stock mounts. they work and ride good.
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I ordered 4" drop springs and shocks from ECE. No other changes. Just drove 900 miles. Rides great.
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Thanks fellas! So with those final very helpful testimonies, I'll just order and install the springs. If I can discern a noticeable reduction in ride quality, I'll just pick up some shorter shocks.
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That throws a wrench. Honestly, if I had a part number for some high performance short shocks (Bilsteins or something similar?), and not just some cheap lowrider shocks, I'd buy it all right now.
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Bell tech offers a nice shock... I put those on mine :mm:
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Thanks Larry. Belltech is a performance name that I recognize.
Other Larry, does Early Classic sell performance brand shocks? |
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Ride quality is a subjective thing. A matter of opinion. |
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I been looking for my papers and finally found who I got my kit from, turns out it was easier too look under my truck and read the brackets lol. Early Classic , the guy there was very helpful, I told him what I have, short bed ,L6 ,with new LMC springs all around and all new parts up front and back, told him I wanted to level my truck by lowering the rear . He set me up with a four inch lowering kit for the rear-end that also come with K Y shocks, he's is the one to inform me four or more inches need the relocation kit. My truck now sites 32 inches all around . Three and less just springs and shocks is what I'm sure he said. Just look em up, good people.
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I think one of the reasons for relocating the shocks that hasn't been mentioned is the angle of the shock as you lower the truck. I'm somewhere between 3-4" lowered with springs and my shocks were already leaning over at about a 35 degree angle. The shock relocation brackets allow you to run a stock shock and correct the angle of the shock so it's more vertical. I thought mine rode fine without the brackets, but I did actually notice a fair improvement after adding them. You do have to remove the stock top bracket though which requires cutting two rivets on each bracket.
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Thanks Nick. I'll look at their selection of shocks. |
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Interesting article. I'm also interested in lowering mine 3" in the rear. Please keep us posted as to how everything works out and if you are satisfied with what you did. Any pictures would also be nice.
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Id you can shoot me a PM with the measurements from mount to mount at ride height, I can tell you what stroke you would need.
The ride height measurement is vital if you are looking to reuse your factory mounting points. If you compress a shock that is too long, you wont have any compression travel and the shock will constantly bottom out. This will eventually lead to shock failure. The opposite is also true. If you use too short of a shock and stretch it out so it works on your existing mount you will limit your rebound travel, the shock will top out and could eventually fail. We just need to find a happy medium and get you the correct stroke for your application. |
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