any dual shock pic's?

[Blue4x4]

Anyone running dual shocks, please post a few pic's and let me know what brand you are running...thanks.

[jakeslim]

dual's = rough ride. I had them on my 77 when I first bought it..ouch. No need for them. One shock of good quality is more than enough in my opinion.
Most people run them just for looks, but I'm sure they sacrifice ride quality

[53burb]

I believe some people drill holes in the second shock to relieve the gas pressure to make it useless and not hurt the ride. It would only be for looks after that.

[Yukon Jack]

You can actually buy shocks that are designed to be used as a pair. If you use a pair that aren't designed to be used as a pair, you definitely get a rough ride.

I don't recall seeing any shots of a first gen with dual shocks that I could dig up for you.

[bouncytruck]

I read on CK5.com once, that someone was using ford f150 shock towers to run dual shocks. I don't know if they uses an aftermarket shock hoop or if it was a stock f150 setup.

Check the forums on CK5.com and Pirate4x4.com.

[BobbyK]

I don't run dual shocks but my Blazer has the bracket for it.
On the left side of the pic. the inner bracket is the factory piece and the outer one is the dealer installed one.It's welded on.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Interesting

[FRENCHBLUE72]

That dual shock set-up shuold be pretty easy to dupilcate. Bobby are those the tranny cooler lines on the outside of the frame rail???

[bouncytruck]

The lines are probably fuel lines for his TPI system.

[BobS]

Here's a couple of pics of the factory setup used in about 85-87 or so.





Bob

[BobbyK]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

That dual shock set-up shuold be pretty easy to dupilcate. Bobby are those the tranny cooler lines on the outside of the frame rail???

Yup.They are my transmission lines.
When I redid my trans lines I didn't want to mess around trying to get them to fit on the inside rail...so I ran them on the outside.
Made up some stainless covered rubber lines to join the hard lines between body panels(frame to rad. core,frame to trans.)

[special-K]

Originally Posted by BobbyK

I don't run dual shocks but my Blazer has the bracket for it.
On the left side of the pic. the inner bracket is the factory piece and the outer one is the dealer installed one.It's welded on.

I made some like this.I modeled them of of ones I bought from Dick Cepek.The idea was to even-out the handling since all the weight is up front,especially on a pickup.This helped prevent bottoming back in theday when high performance 4 wheeling was all Baja style.There weren`t gas shocks yet and heavy-duty was the name of the game.That`s why even on my`91 Suburban GM used duals because of the extra weight of the diesel.Until IFS,you expected and wanted what is known as a rough ride by todays standards.We used to call everything else mushy.