Longer rear shocks

Post by **toastmaster** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:00 pm

Anybody got a part number or link to shocks for a coilsprung LWB pajero with 3" of lift? I need a shock 4" longer than stock preferably gas charged. My stock shocks are crap and limiting my travel.
With shocks

Without

Post by **-Scott-** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:01 pm

AFAIK, the biggest problem is the shock binding on the control arm - my rear shocks have nice dents in the lower tube. Do you have a solution for this?

Post by **hudson44** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:21 pm

I use Rancho shocks designed for a 3" Paj lift. I'm not sure of the part number but thay give me awesome flex without fowling on the contol arms (so far anyway) They are almost too long as the patrol springs want to fall out, however i have had no issues with them.

Post by **toastmaster** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:05 pm

I'll probably have to go custom or something

Post by **NJV6** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:10 pm

You will if you run with one of the bolts removed as shown in the picture - the shocks will hit the arms something wicked as Scott said, mine have good dents in them also.

Post by **toastmaster** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:43 am

How bad are you guys going through shocks? I mean they get dented a bit from 4 wheeling anyways.

Post by **NJV6** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:00 am

These are how mine look (well - looked, before I changed them as they are expensive and nasty) and they are standard length Rancho's. STD shocks do not hit with a std suspension setup as they are a smaller bore.

Post by **bakerboy** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:59 pm

is it possible to fab up new mounts say an inch closer to the diff or is that no good?

Post by **hudson44** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:18 pm

bakerboy wrote:is it possible to fab up new mounts say an inch closer to the diff or is that no good?

I was thinking the same, however you would have to do something with the top as well so the bushes were'nt on such an angle

Post by **toastmaster** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:00 am

Well looks like i have no choice but custom mounts

Post by **Guy** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:30 am

There looks to be heaps of room at the top of the mount to bring it up 10cm or more .. would it be as simple as relocating the top mount and bringing the bottom mount up a few cm's would not need to be allot so long as the shock rotated at the same rate as the diff (sideways) at the moment the a larger arc in play

Post by **toastmaster** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:24 pm

maybe on top of the axle tube and sideways to the frame?

Kinda like franks old jabbers rear shocks? maybe? / \

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