SHOCKS TO SUIT 3 INCH LIFT

Post by **TAYLOR** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:46 am

JUST BOUGHT A SUSPESION PACKAGE 3 INCH TO SUIT GU BUT THE SHOCKS ARE THE SAME SIZE AS THE STANDARD ONES. TOOK THE SHOCKS BACK AND ALL THEY COULD DO IS GIVE MY MONEY BACK FOR THE SHOCKS. AS MOST OF THE SHOCKS ARE ONLY 2 INCHS LONGER THAN STANDARD. CAN ANY ONE HELP ME WITH BRANDS & PART NUMBERS FOR A SET OF SHOCKS TO SUIT THE LIFT.....

I DONT MIND WHAT BRAND AS ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN STANDARD

Post by **Tiny** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:03 am

TAYLOR wrote:JUST BOUGHT A SUSPESION PACKAGE 3 INCH TO SUIT GU BUT THE SHOCKS ARE THE SAME SIZE AS THE STANDARD ONES. TOOK THE SHOCKS BACK AND ALL THEY COULD DO IS GIVE MY MONEY BACK FOR THE SHOCKS. AS MOST OF THE SHOCKS ARE ONLY 2 INCHS LONGER THAN STANDARD. CAN ANY ONE HELP ME WITH BRANDS & PART NUMBERS FOR A SET OF SHOCKS TO SUIT THE LIFT.....
I DONT MIND WHAT BRAND AS ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN STANDARD

mate most shocks are available are 2" then you move to high lift stuff ie 4" wich is suitable, we have some bilsteins that are 3", but other than that your usual choise of say rancho / tough dog etc

can arrange something if you like, pm me.

Adam

Post by **WHITEWIZARD** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:53 am

Look at Procomp mate as they do shocks that suit 3" I first had 3" in mine i'll see if i can get the part numbers for ya.

Post by **MQSWBUTE** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:19 pm

all i can tell u is koni i dont know what model or anything but seen them work well with 3in springs but i did notice higher custom shock towers

Post by **JOHNZ** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:27 pm

Shocks to suit 3" lift $100 each 3yr warranty.
cheers mate

Post by **Jimbo** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:33 pm

For 3 " lift i would get OME n19's and n29's for the rear. I had them on mine and only changed as i went 4"

Good price and ride.

Post by **Madmac** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:44 pm

in my opinion the only real way to get the best shock to suit is to ramp the car up and take measurements for compressed and extended lengths. then ring around and find the shock you need. a lot of the so called kits on the market are crap. shoicks simply arent long enough etc. there is no exact length shock for any given ammount of lift. it will vary depending on spring rates etc

Post by **hdn177** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:56 am

dobinsoin springs and shocks 3", i forget how much but thats what im getting. for the gq! cheers

Post by **GQ4.8coilcab** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:21 am

Like what hi-luxmadness said, measure the shock length required until your springs are just loose but make sure you measure the compressed on the bump stop. Then ring around with your measurments and they will be the perfect shocks. I can get you the part numbers for the shocks -XGS- i used in my 3inch lift but I used cruiser shocks in the fornt and lifted the shock towers.

Post by **DJJ77** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:01 pm

JOHNZ wrote:Shocks to suit 3" lift $100 each 3yr warranty.
cheers mate

What brand of shocks are these for $100 each.

Post by **DJJ77** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:05 pm

hdn177 wrote:dobinsoin springs and shocks 3", i forget how much but thats what im getting. for the gq! cheers

If you have not already bought these then i would recommend doing your homework on the shocks. I have 3" dobinson springs and shocks in my wagon and the shocks are really heavy and rough and they are also no where near long enough. The shocks actually reach the end of there travel before the sway bars do, which is not the way you want it.

Post by **Jimbo** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:02 am

I can flex the rear of my patrol until my 5" springs just start to get lose with my sway bar still on!!

If you dont have time or not aboe to flex your car to get the right shock length i would be looking at around 725mm extended for the rear.

Post by **MARKx4** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:15 pm

DJJ77 wrote:
hdn177 wrote:dobinsoin springs and shocks 3", i forget how much but thats what im getting. for the gq! cheers

If you have not already bought these then i would recommend doing your homework on the shocks. I have 3" dobinson springs and shocks in my wagon and the shocks are really heavy and rough and they are also no where near long enough. The shocks actually reach the end of there travel before the sway bars do, which is not the way you want it.

Im getting these springs, was going to get the shocks aswell, did you change the shocks? If so what size and brand did you end up using?

Post by **DJJ77** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:42 pm

MARKx4 wrote:
DJJ77 wrote:
hdn177 wrote:dobinsoin springs and shocks 3", i forget how much but thats what im getting. for the gq! cheers

If you have not already bought these then i would recommend doing your homework on the shocks. I have 3" dobinson springs and shocks in my wagon and the shocks are really heavy and rough and they are also no where near long enough. The shocks actually reach the end of there travel before the sway bars do, which is not the way you want it.
Im getting these springs, was going to get the shocks aswell, did you change the shocks? If so what size and brand did you end up using?

I haven't yet but is on the to do list. I will probably go with pro comp es 9000 shocks. There a good performer and good value.

Post by **hdn177** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:12 am

If you have not already bought these then i would recommend doing your homework on the shocks. I have 3" dobinson springs and shocks in my wagon and the shocks are really heavy and rough and they are also no where near long enough. The shocks actually reach the end of there travel before the sway bars do, which is not the way you want it.

THats sux, i will order the shocks to suit the bigger lifts then instead

i will speak to them as well to make sure,

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