Thread: TWIN shocks for the rear???

Originally Posted by 4.42doorrangie

That makes alot of sense. I dunno wether its required. i mean its not a comp truck. thanks though

The thing I noticed most about having the twin shocks was going over the spoon drains. In mine with single shocks every thing in the rear use to lift off the floor when taking the spoon drain at any speed. In a vehicle with twin shocks, everything seemed to stay in place. It actually felt quite strange, felt more like being on a roller coaster.

You will find the rear facing shock will bind before the forward one. In long travel arangements it gets worse as trailing arm radius tends to move forward Gets a bit scientific to get it right

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

You will find the rear facing shock will bind before the forward one. In long travel arangements it gets worse as trailing arm radius tends to move forward Gets a bit scientific to get it right

So would it be better for the articulation to have the disco set up on the 2 door (2 on the front) or leave it with one opposite each other ???

i forgot to ask, but i've seen some brackets made up for the top of the shocker mounts, that extend them up by 2 or so inches?? wouldnt they limi the travel???

Originally Posted by 4.42doorrangie

i forgot to ask, but i've seen some brackets made up for the top of the shocker mounts, that extend them up by 2 or so inches?? wouldnt they limi the travel???

If you get a shock with an extra entended length of 4 inches, it means that the closed length is 2 inches longer. If you want to keep the full axle range of movement, you need to raise the shock mount by 2 inches to cater for the extra closed length. The alternative is to restrict the upward movement of the axle by dropping the bump stops by 2 inches. This causes issues with raising the centre of gravity, springs dislocating, etc.