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Group Buy: Extended front shock towers
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Group Buy: Extended front shock towers
These seem to have gone out of fashion but I was thinking of them the other day while deciding what to do with the front shock mounts on my Sierra. A while ago there was a bit of talk about front shock towers from a Ford (F250 i think) that will allow longer shocks to be run and also changes the top mounting from pin to eye (depending on your vehicle). These were the cheap alternative to custom made aftermarket items but seemed to be quite unavailable here in Oz.
I have a contact in the USA who should be able to supply these and pretty much anything else 4WD someone may want. Just wanting to know if there might be any interest in these shock towers from others.
This is what they look like for those who do not know what i am talking about. Such a simple design and can be pretty much welded to any chassis on most 4wd's for longer shocks.
Now I must stress I am not our to make money or anything on this deal. I just remember that they were quite hard to get here so am throwing it out to anyone that is thinking of upgrading to longer shocks and is on a tight budget, much like myself. I do not have pricing yet but am waiting for my contact to get back to me. The more people that we can get interested then the more power we have to get a better deal.
Let me know what you think.
Cheers
I have a contact in the USA who should be able to supply these and pretty much anything else 4WD someone may want. Just wanting to know if there might be any interest in these shock towers from others.
This is what they look like for those who do not know what i am talking about. Such a simple design and can be pretty much welded to any chassis on most 4wd's for longer shocks.
Now I must stress I am not our to make money or anything on this deal. I just remember that they were quite hard to get here so am throwing it out to anyone that is thinking of upgrading to longer shocks and is on a tight budget, much like myself. I do not have pricing yet but am waiting for my contact to get back to me. The more people that we can get interested then the more power we have to get a better deal.
Let me know what you think.
Cheers
WTFzagan wrote:wouldn't they lower the 4wd?
Rather than lift seeing as the upper point is higher, even with long shocks the fitting point would take up a lot of the overall height you'd end up with.
Allows longer shocks to fit therefore allowing more drop before the shockie limits travel
Problem with ordering more then $1000 or so dollars worth is that you then have to pay duty. Then add freight within OZ and the price goes up further.
Geez, I am not taking about that many!just cruizin' wrote:Problem with ordering more then $1000 or so dollars worth is that you then have to pay duty. Then add freight within OZ and the price goes up further.
Maybe just a few pairs for others that may interested. I was only thinking of maybe half a dozen pairs or so, thats all. Im not going to go buying out all of Fords stock or anything. As I have said I have a contact in the USA. He works for a 4WD shop over there and says that they are using these all the time for upgrades to all sorts of 4X4's. He is willing to help me/us out in obtaining these shock towers.
If noone is interested then I will just order a pair for myself and get them sent straight to me. Just thought that if we get a few together it would save a bit on freight all at once.
I suppose I was thinking about it in a different way... still, how long would a long shock have to be to get extra drop?just cruizin' wrote:WTFzagan wrote:wouldn't they lower the 4wd?
Rather than lift seeing as the upper point is higher, even with long shocks the fitting point would take up a lot of the overall height you'd end up with.
Allows longer shocks to fit therefore allowing more drop before the shockie limits travel
The eye on the shock tower is around 100mm high in that pic.
To me it looks like what they do on Hot rods to get them dropped closer to the ground but keep standard shock height for better handling of bumps etc.
id be interested in a pair for the 40... I know Bad_Religion_Au ordered some from the states a while back but haven't heard anything in regards to how that panned out..
if you can give me an idea on cost in AUD excluding delivery (can I pick them up from you on the gold coast?).. I'll let you know..
From what I have read.. these shock towers are a $30 part over in the US.. so it wouldn't be too expensive..
if you can give me an idea on cost in AUD excluding delivery (can I pick them up from you on the gold coast?).. I'll let you know..
From what I have read.. these shock towers are a $30 part over in the US.. so it wouldn't be too expensive..
they're a 13 dollar part (9 if you can get them wholesale)shorty_f0rty wrote:id be interested in a pair for the 40... I know Bad_Religion_Au ordered some from the states a while back but haven't heard anything in regards to how that panned out..
if you can give me an idea on cost in AUD excluding delivery (can I pick them up from you on the gold coast?).. I'll let you know..
From what I have read.. these shock towers are a $30 part over in the US.. so it wouldn't be too expensive..
Spit my last breath
Aaaargh! Ok Steve...calm down.... breathe deeply.....zagan wrote:still, how long would a long shock have to be to get extra drop?
For a shock to have more travel it must have a longer shaft. For the shaft to be longer, in order for the shock to fully compress, the body if the shock must get longer too.... so the whole shock gets longer.
So.... a 6" travel shock might be 11" long fully compressed, but a 13" travel shock might be 18" long fully compressed.
In the case of going from a 6" travel shock to a 13" travel shock, the mounts would have to come up 7 inches. (18"-11")
Bear in mind that long shocks may not actually give you suspension any more travel if the limiting factor is elsewhere, such as in the spring, links, brakes lines steering etc.
Does this make sense?
(PS it is also possible to lower the bumpstop which has a similar effect but will reduce compression travel) Personally, I like to do both as a lower bumpstop also allows a bigger tyre to fit.
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As you said if you lower the car this method will allow for a standard length shock to still fit but on the other hand if you fit a longer shock it will allow more travel. Limited by ..zagan wrote:
To me it looks like what they do on Hot rods to get them dropped closer to the ground but keep standard shock height for better handling of bumps etc.
Gwagensteve wrote: Bear in mind that long shocks may not actually give you suspension any more travel if the limiting factor is elsewhere, such as in the spring, links, brakes lines steering etc
Converting the shock mount won't lower or raise the vehicle on it own unless you are running coilovers as the ride height is generaly set by the springs.
Ok now that I have a little more time here is a list of who has put their hand up for these shock towers.
Me
Damo
Tim D
Shorty_forty
ausyota
shane
aussie_stu
ofr57
Frankenyota
Butnuckle
pulux
noelb1
Trusa
Slunnie (two pair)
just cruizin
This makes a total of 16 pairs. I will wait for pricing and let everyone on this list know on here and by PM what it is going to cost each of us.
I thankyou all for expressing your interest. I really was only expecting to get about half a dozen others interested at the most but it looks as though they may be more wanted than I realised.
I have emailed quantities to my contact now so hopefully I should hear back soon. I will update as I hear more.
Thankyou all
Me
Damo
Tim D
Shorty_forty
ausyota
shane
aussie_stu
ofr57
Frankenyota
Butnuckle
pulux
noelb1
Trusa
Slunnie (two pair)
just cruizin
This makes a total of 16 pairs. I will wait for pricing and let everyone on this list know on here and by PM what it is going to cost each of us.
I thankyou all for expressing your interest. I really was only expecting to get about half a dozen others interested at the most but it looks as though they may be more wanted than I realised.
I have emailed quantities to my contact now so hopefully I should hear back soon. I will update as I hear more.
Thankyou all
Hi Nick, I am definately trying to get them under $100 a pair, see what happens I suppose. The first price I got was $30US each but I told him to go back and do better He is checking around a few suppliers and will hopefully get back to me soon with a more reasonable price.
ausyota, bad luck your now locked in, haha. naa its ok mate I will take you off the list, thanks.
ausyota, bad luck your now locked in, haha. naa its ok mate I will take you off the list, thanks.
ford supplies them for 9 bucks eachBazooka wrote:Hi Nick, I am definately trying to get them under $100 a pair, see what happens I suppose. The first price I got was $30US each but I told him to go back and do better He is checking around a few suppliers and will hopefully get back to me soon with a more reasonable price.
ausyota, bad luck your now locked in, haha. naa its ok mate I will take you off the list, thanks.
it's shipping that kiled the deal with mine, but they landed for 65 bucks so i can't complain
Spit my last breath
$9.86US each to be precise which equates to approx $11.70AUS. Don't get the folks confused with the wrong currency. I have put this to my contact so hopefully we can get to somewhere around this price. Shipping will be expensive yes but hopefully with the numbers we can divide it all up between us and it should work out cheaper overall.bad_religion_au wrote: ford supplies them for 9 bucks each
it's shipping that kiled the deal with mine, but they landed for 65 bucks so i can't complain
i assumed we were talking US considering you quoted 30 bucks US in the statement i was replying to.Bazooka wrote:$9.86US each to be precise which equates to approx $11.70AUS. Don't get the folks confused with the wrong currency. I have put this to my contact so hopefully we can get to somewhere around this price. Shipping will be expensive yes but hopefully with the numbers we can divide it all up between us and it should work out cheaper overall.bad_religion_au wrote: ford supplies them for 9 bucks each
it's shipping that kiled the deal with mine, but they landed for 65 bucks so i can't complain
Spit my last breath
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