Now i just bought a set of 4 raised springs 50mm...
Will the standard shocks be any good for the raised springs or will i just kill them or will they just not fit..
thank you
Sorry a bit of a newb question but yeh.. let me know
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raised springs with normal shocks?
raised springs with normal shocks?
Hey i recently just bought a set of 4 shocks standard height
Now i just bought a set of 4 raised springs 50mm...
Will the standard shocks be any good for the raised springs or will i just kill them or will they just not fit..
thank you
Sorry a bit of a newb question but yeh.. let me know
Now i just bought a set of 4 raised springs 50mm...
Will the standard shocks be any good for the raised springs or will i just kill them or will they just not fit..
thank you
Sorry a bit of a newb question but yeh.. let me know
CAN EVERYONE STOP SAYING THIS!!!!!
You cannot fit usefully "longer shocks" to a car that has standard shock mounts and standard bumpstops.
A stock sierra has about 1.5" of compression in the front end, with 5.5" of stock shock travel. A 2" lift will have 3.5" of compression travel and 1.5" of droop. This will be fine.
Personally, I don't like a car set up this way, but I am not into speed at all and like a low car. However, most aftermarket springs for sierras will end up like this.
If the springs you have are way too long, you might damage the shocks by driving around with the shocks fully extended, but this is unlikely.
There are some small increases in shock travel with stock mounts and bumpstops, depending on shock design and the liberty that the shock manufacturer takes with the factory tolerances, but the gains will be very small.
The shock length that can be fitted will depend on the closed length of the shock, which is the distance between the top mount and the bottom mount with the axle on the bumpstop, - 25mm. Many people fit shocks that are too long compressed and the mounts become the bumpstops wihich eventually, will result in damage.
Crawford, whose shocks and springs do you have?
You cannot fit usefully "longer shocks" to a car that has standard shock mounts and standard bumpstops.
A stock sierra has about 1.5" of compression in the front end, with 5.5" of stock shock travel. A 2" lift will have 3.5" of compression travel and 1.5" of droop. This will be fine.
Personally, I don't like a car set up this way, but I am not into speed at all and like a low car. However, most aftermarket springs for sierras will end up like this.
If the springs you have are way too long, you might damage the shocks by driving around with the shocks fully extended, but this is unlikely.
There are some small increases in shock travel with stock mounts and bumpstops, depending on shock design and the liberty that the shock manufacturer takes with the factory tolerances, but the gains will be very small.
The shock length that can be fitted will depend on the closed length of the shock, which is the distance between the top mount and the bottom mount with the axle on the bumpstop, - 25mm. Many people fit shocks that are too long compressed and the mounts become the bumpstops wihich eventually, will result in damage.
Crawford, whose shocks and springs do you have?
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