Thread: D2 50mm + Lift, Castor Correction, Crossmember Spacing, Watts Link, Steering Rods...

Just a FYI with the 7100 shocks.

I'm running 360/80. I run pretty light most of the time (empty) and still find them maybe a little light on the dampening. Maybe it's me but it depends what your after. I have absolutly no issue with any bouce and this is arrested perfectly but I think this is attributed by the SLS. I just feel like I'd like a little more control and I'd be happy to sacrafice a little comfort for that.

I have the 10" shocks and they are perfect for the front however as the rears are on an angle, they are a little short. They still have about an inch and a half to go before they would bottom out. These shocks are not meant to bottom out at all but they could go a lot closer and still have the bump stop look after it. The downside with them not going all the way up is they have less downward travel. I have only today found some White Tiger shock mount raisers but then I dont know how far down I can go with tearing an airbag being an issue.

Something else that is contributing to the limit of upward travel is I have extended bump stops by 20mm. As I have SLS lifting blocks that extend the bag mounts, I added the bump stop extensions to prevent the bags from bottoming out.

I can take some photos if you like. You will see pretty clearly where the shocks go down to from the shine of the shaft.

Happy Days.

CJT, I have experienced bounce with the stock shocks but so far so good with the Billies - but they are very new! I will go to Straddie in the next week and will take a run on some of the undulating sand and see what I can provoke. The other day doing the Condamine River Road run and lot of back roads around Koreelah National Park and Marron and Moogerah dam at basically GVM (all the family and roof racks and rear loaded to absolute capacity - weighed everything and GVM all but achieved...had about 30kg to go...) she did not bounce on higher speed dirt going through dips and large pot holes etc. I may have not had the driving conditions you had though. I probably need Fraser Island at speed on the beach.

Cheers

It is great at speed, soaks up everything, it is more around 20km/hr or so that it has the issue. I didn't notice it when the shocks were new but they are about five years old now.

Nice to know thease extra things CJT. For when people like me want to do simalar. How Dose the ACE cope offroad.

Joel0407 do you have a Photo of the Lifted air bags.

Sorry to hijack the Thread

Originally Posted by joel0407

Just a FYI with the 7100 shocks.

I'm running 360/80. I run pretty light most of the time (empty) and still find them maybe a little light on the dampening. Maybe it's me but it depends what your after. I have absolutly no issue with any bouce and this is arrested perfectly but I think this is attributed by the SLS. I just feel like I'd like a little more control and I'd be happy to sacrafice a little comfort for that.

I have the 10" shocks and they are perfect for the front however as the rears are on an angle, they are a little short. They still have about an inch and a half to go before they would bottom out. These shocks are not meant to bottom out at all but they could go a lot closer and still have the bump stop look after it. The downside with them not going all the way up is they have less downward travel. I have only today found some White Tiger shock mount raisers but then I dont know how far down I can go with tearing an airbag being an issue.

Something else that is contributing to the limit of upward travel is I have extended bump stops by 20mm. As I have SLS lifting blocks that extend the bag mounts, I added the bump stop extensions to prevent the bags from bottoming out.

I can take some photos if you like. You will see pretty clearly where the shocks go down to from the shine of the shaft.

Happy Days.

Originally Posted by CJT

It is great at speed, soaks up everything, it is more around 20km/hr or so that it has the issue. I didn't notice it when the shocks were new but they are about five years old now.