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CE20934 · 08-14-2002, 05:59 PM

If you left the shocks in the stock location, like you said, it is possible they are no longer at an effective angle to dampen the springs.

You're going to have to relocate the shocks so they are at a similar angle to stock. Vertical is best, but yields a harsh ride. 30 degrees from vertical is the very limit of getting any decent dampening from your shocks.

08-14-2002, 05:59 PM	#2
CE20934 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Help! I'm in an office park with its own network of freeways! Posts: 470	If you left the shocks in the stock location, like you said, it is possible they are no longer at an effective angle to dampen the springs. You're going to have to relocate the shocks so they are at a similar angle to stock. Vertical is best, but yields a harsh ride. 30 degrees from vertical is the very limit of getting any decent dampening from your shocks. __________________ '67 C20--427 tall deck/SM420, 4.10 HO52 (Michigan has not been kind to the Old Man) '95 Caprice--355 LT1/T56/3.42 8.5" 10-bolt (daily driver, almost 300k on the chassis) '07 Outback--wife's car. 125k & counting. No head gasket or transmission issues yet. fingers crossed Last edited by CE20934; 08-14-2002 at 06:02 PM.