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pkj · 10-31-2006, 12:02 PM

started putting the bags in last night with brackets i made. all fits nice. i already removed the shock brackets before painting frame. question is can i reuse these by adding or making a bracket? has anyone done this and what are the specs? funner to make somethings then just buy them. thanks, pkj

roj2323 · 10-31-2006, 03:00 PM

front or rear? what type of truck ? these are important to answer your question. pictures are allways cool too.
ondrew

pkj · 10-31-2006, 03:56 PM

guess my head is not on right today. 68 1/2 ton, rear. i know i can buy them, but would like to see if anybody has fashioned a way to relocate the original ones. thanks, pkj

lowrollin70gmc · 10-31-2006, 04:06 PM

You can reuse the lower rear ones, simply flatten out the edges (torch and hammer) and flip side to side. This worked on mine and I'm pretty satisfied with the ride.

jimmydean · 10-31-2006, 04:58 PM

I got them free with my shocks, so I didn't worry about it.

see ten · 10-31-2006, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowrollin70gmc

You can reuse the lower rear ones, simply flatten out the edges (torch and hammer) and flip side to side. This worked on mine and I'm pretty satisfied with the ride.

Yep, Early Classic used to provide a shim so you didn't have to flatten them out. They can be flipped upside down and swapped from the drivers side to the passenger side.

pkj · 11-01-2006, 07:49 AM

i am confused. i thought it was the top brackets that you change when you lower truck? i already cut the rivets and removed these prior to paint. please get me on the straight and narrow. thanks, pkj

lowrollin70gmc · 11-01-2006, 01:44 PM

I guess you could also turn the top brackets around (as they are asymetrical) to get your shock to stand up better. I would align them so the shock is more of a vertical position, hence more effective. Also, you could still flip the bottom ones, as it puts the shock mount lower in relation to the axle.

Just for my curiosity, how low is your axle (or high in relation to the frame) going to be? What size notch are you using/not using? Mine's bagged w/o a notch and I was thinking about putting a bolt in notch in (came with bags)?

Pictures of your brackets, both for the shocks and the bags would be helpful for my personal uses (redesigning my own truck).

10-31-2006, 12:02 PM	#1
pkj Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: waycross ga. Posts: 438	shock relocaters started putting the bags in last night with brackets i made. all fits nice. i already removed the shock brackets before painting frame. question is can i reuse these by adding or making a bracket? has anyone done this and what are the specs? funner to make somethings then just buy them. thanks, pkj

10-31-2006, 03:00 PM	#2
roj2323 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 985	Re: shock relocaters front or rear? what type of truck ? these are important to answer your question. pictures are allways cool too. ondrew

10-31-2006, 03:56 PM	#3
pkj Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: waycross ga. Posts: 438	Re: shock relocaters guess my head is not on right today. 68 1/2 ton, rear. i know i can buy them, but would like to see if anybody has fashioned a way to relocate the original ones. thanks, pkj

10-31-2006, 04:06 PM	#4
lowrollin70gmc Too many projects Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fargo, ND land of the flat hills Posts: 1,147	Re: shock relocaters You can reuse the lower rear ones, simply flatten out the edges (torch and hammer) and flip side to side. This worked on mine and I'm pretty satisfied with the ride. __________________ Andrew 84 GMC C1500 SWB 6.2 Diesel/700R4/3.42 "Grandpa's odd duck" 70 GMC C1500 LWB My first truck: shaved, bagged, and more: the lowrollin70gmc 68 K20 Suburban 12V Cummins/NV5600/NP205/D60/11.5AAM 3.73s "Dakota Cadillac" 63 Chevy II Nova Coupe 250 I6/T56/4.56s "Economy car" 53 Willys Wagon 350/NV4500/BW4401/HP D44/9inch “Winter Wagon” 30 Model A 16 Focus ST

10-31-2006, 04:58 PM	#5
jimmydean Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 3,728	Re: shock relocaters I got them free with my shocks, so I didn't worry about it.

11-01-2006, 07:49 AM	#7
pkj Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: waycross ga. Posts: 438	Re: shock relocaters i am confused. i thought it was the top brackets that you change when you lower truck? i already cut the rivets and removed these prior to paint. please get me on the straight and narrow. thanks, pkj

11-01-2006, 01:44 PM	#8
lowrollin70gmc Too many projects Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fargo, ND land of the flat hills Posts: 1,147	Re: shock relocaters I guess you could also turn the top brackets around (as they are asymetrical) to get your shock to stand up better. I would align them so the shock is more of a vertical position, hence more effective. Also, you could still flip the bottom ones, as it puts the shock mount lower in relation to the axle. Just for my curiosity, how low is your axle (or high in relation to the frame) going to be? What size notch are you using/not using? Mine's bagged w/o a notch and I was thinking about putting a bolt in notch in (came with bags)? Pictures of your brackets, both for the shocks and the bags would be helpful for my personal uses (redesigning my own truck). __________________ Andrew 84 GMC C1500 SWB 6.2 Diesel/700R4/3.42 "Grandpa's odd duck" 70 GMC C1500 LWB My first truck: shaved, bagged, and more: the lowrollin70gmc 68 K20 Suburban 12V Cummins/NV5600/NP205/D60/11.5AAM 3.73s "Dakota Cadillac" 63 Chevy II Nova Coupe 250 I6/T56/4.56s "Economy car" 53 Willys Wagon 350/NV4500/BW4401/HP D44/9inch “Winter Wagon” 30 Model A 16 Focus ST



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