Shock Length Info Needed

[Ralph]

Can anyone tell me the minimum (collapsed) and maximum (extended) lenghts for shocks that come with a 4" lift kit such as Skyjacker, Superlift, BJ's, etc.?

I want to buy a set of Edelbrock's new extended shocks w/external reservoir, because my current IAS shocks are extended to their maximum length with just a 2" lift. I'm pretty certain that these shocks are inhibiting my suspension travel and creating a kocking noise when I hit bumps.

Thanks.

[Ralph]

C'mon, fellas! Nobody has an extra shock for a 4" lift kit laying around?

[ September 16, 2004, 10:42 AM: Message edited by: Ralph ]

[jode]

I don’t have an extra shock laying around, but I did grab some specs from the parts books.

Trailmaster (these are what I am currently running)
Front PN 72520 – collapsed 14.14” Extended 23.20”
Rear PN 72510 – Collapsed 15.67” Extended 26.20”

Rancho
Front or rear PN 5118 – Collapsed 14.0” Extended 22.25”

I hope those help…obviously it is not an exact science, but from these numbers, you should be able to get a general idea.

[River Beast]

15" collapsed... 25" extended were my Skyjacker Nitro's on my 4" Softride... installed length was 20"

[TooTall]

Good parts #s Jode. I wonder why there's a difference in frt and rr lengths on the Trailmasters since I was under the impression all four corners would use the same shock as Rancho indicates.

[Ralph]

Now THAT's more like it!

Thanks.

[River Beast]

Consider it payback for the pull up the mountain, Ralph... :D

[Elliott]

Sorry, Ida helped but the wife had "cleaned" the desk off and I didn't plug all the stuff into any files yet.... still can't find all my sheet!

Now, who has the Explorer Pro-Comp ES long travel and Rancho long travel specs?

OK:
Ranch Long Travel PN 9012:
Extended 33”
Collapsed 19”
Travel = 14”

Pro-Comp Explorer ES Long Travel: (from Summit Catalog)
EXP-ES336000 ES3000
Extended 36”
Collapsed 21”
Travel = 15”

Skyjacker M9000
Platinum series and coil-over
Long Travel Applications - up to 50" in Extension Length, and 20" of Travel

[ September 16, 2004, 09:19 PM: Message edited by: Elliott ]