well covered subject, shock angles

[mudslider]

i know its been covered but it always gets clouded over. for the shocks, for best articulation do you want them inward up top or straight up and down? front to rear angle, front or rear. this truck will be offroad about 80% of its life and 20% road to the trail. so the dampening wont mean much to me but articulation does. pics are very welcome if it worked well on your rig. crossmember pics are very welcome b/c i need to start on getting the xmember together. at least with this new setup the shock thing can be seen through the poll. thanks

[Micah Ross]

I believe if they are set at an angle you will get more travel out of your axle. Not more out of the shock itself but more axle movement before the shock bottoms out.

[rockjeep44]

In the rear I like to tilt the top of the shocks in towards the middle of the vehicle and forward towards the front on the vehicle.

These are coilovers but the same rules apply...

http://www.rebelrockrunners.org/gallery/d/12503-2/DSC00142.jpg

http://www.rebelrockrunners.org/gallery/d/12488-2/DSC00137.jpg

[rockjeep44]

Here's a shot of my old setup on my wag.

[orangecherokee]

mine. i forgot the angle but it wasn't more than 25 i don't think.

http://rebelrockrunners.org/gallery/d/13791-2/DSC00196.jpg

[jode]

I am thinking about mounting some at a really steep angle and then doubling them. I know doubled shocks screams mallcruiser, but in this case, since the angling decreases the ability oif the shock to dampen, doubling them would actually be a performance modification. Of course, this would only apply to shocks that have a MEGA steep angle at or approaching 45 degrees

[Slick Willie]

Wouldn't it also depends on leaf sprung vehicles or coil/4-link setup? When the axle droops, it seems that leaf sprung axles don't move forward or backward much, so there's not much need for front to back angles. But all axles droop down at angles, and angling them in would be optimium, the severity of the angle determined by your flex potential.

[j20brett]

Wouldn't it also depends on leaf sprung vehicles or coil/4-link setup? When the axle droops, it seems that leaf sprung axles don't move forward or backward much, so there's not much need for front to back angles. But all axles droop down at angles, and depending on how much flex you can get, angling them in would be optimium, the severity of the angle determined by your flex potential.

yeah i agree with you there. on a four link, it would be better to angle the shocks forward since the axle is going to travel in an arc, not just straight up and down. so therefore you would have greater uptravel before the shocks bottomed out.

[mudslider]

these are going on a leaf sprung truck

[Stuka]

A correctly setup 4 link wont have much longitudal movement of the axle. There will always be a little bit, but if the links are the corect length and the angles are right, its very minimal. But yeah, having them fase forward some would help in that case. With leaf springs, the axle still moves longitudally depending on how arched the springs are, and how long the shackle is.

[Mikel]

An angled shock will provide less damping on a moving axle. I believe they are placed that way to provide more room for a longer shock, which will need less stroke as the axle articulates than a vertically mounted shock.