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raised springs with normal shocks?
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:18 pm
by Crawford
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
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 4:23 pm
by ofr57
short answer .... no
havn't tried it but I'm guess its going to limit the flex and also quickly distory them
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 4:47 pm
by Crawford
ok..
then how much would it cost toget my original springs reset..
whats an average price for all 4?
and nnwill they sag very quickly after this?
thanks
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:13 pm
by -ZukChiK-
Why don't you just get new longer shocks? If the standard ones you got are still new just flog them off rather than reset your old springs for them, which costs around $50 each to do... Resetting springs aren't the best I'm told - keep your 50mm lifted ones! What brand are they?
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:41 pm
by Gwagensteve
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?