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04-07-2015, 12:08 PM
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Location: Wrightsville, Georgia
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Adjustable shocks
Was wondering if any of y'all have tried the competition engineering adjustable shocks for our truck? If so how much did they help with weight transfer? Have y'all found a better solution for getting the nose up on these trucks?
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04-07-2015, 05:55 PM
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: Adjustable shocks
What year/model truck? Current ride height? Wheel/tire combo? Gear ratio?
Motor/trans. All this info is needed for a decent answer. Possibly more. More info the better here.
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04-07-2015, 10:14 PM
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Re: Adjustable shocks
It's a 68 short wheel base step side with a 355 making approximately 400hp. 350 transmission with a 3500 rpm stall. 3.73 gear. All the suspension is stock with no anti roll bars. 29.5 et slicks. I have removed the inner fenders and radiator support. Fuel cell and battery is in the rear of the bed.
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04-07-2015, 10:31 PM
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Re: Adjustable shocks
Two things, longer lighter front springs and n easily adjustable shock like a Rancho 9000 shock. I had the ce shocks abd took them off after one track outing because of the spring I had put in it.
The shock doesnt transfer weight, the spring does. The shock just controls the spring and the rate in which the front rises/falls.
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04-07-2015, 10:55 PM
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Re: Adjustable shocks
Super73, my question should have been does the ce shocks help keep the suspension loaded for a longer period of time or do these trucks not respond well to just shocks. What type of springs are you running?
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04-08-2015, 01:36 AM
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Location: MKE WI
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Re: Adjustable shocks
IMO the company the shock comes from is less important that the specs for said shock. CE makes good parts, but QA1, Strange, Viking and others all make something that will work equally well in most situations.
How is the truck reacting currently? I'd almost consider making upgrades to the rear suspension and work on hooking it, before focusing too hard on lifting the front. You've gotta be running into some sort of hop with a sticky tire on stock springs/shocks. The trucks respond fine to shocks, but the problem we run into (especially on the fronts) is how short the compressed length of the shock must be. My truck is about 4-5" dropped up front, leaving only 9" compressed length available to fit a shock. To get the most out of front coilovers, you'll see guys building hoops (baja style) off the front rail to creat a top mount for a tall coilover.
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