Thread: Rangie Classic rear shocks, extended but how long?

almost, although I think for a 50mm longer extended shock you would not need to change a thing.

Extending your bumpstops is just going to limit your up travel?

All I can say is why????

Originally Posted by LowRanger

Extending your bumpstops is just going to limit your up travel?

All I can say is why????

Longer shocks will have a longer compressed length.


Needing the bump stops to be extended to prevent the shocks bottoming out.


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Terra firma +2" have "internal" bump stops. I'm not really sold on the idea as I don't think the shock mounts where designed to absorb the force of a bottom out.


ben.....

what ben said

I have just fitted +2 springs and shcoks on my 85 RRC.
With 32's finding the tyre rubs on the inner wing so fitted extended bump stops to stop this.
If you fit a set of lowered shock mounts it will increase you downward travel a little.
LRA do them and they are not bad on price also if you are worried about your trailing arms weld a lenght of angle iron on the leading edge to reinforce it.
LRA do a rather funky White tiger cranked trailing arm bush that is already at an angle and should assist with prolonging the life of the mods and also give a bit more travel.
IMOA

Originally Posted by twigman

I have just fitted +2 springs and shcoks on my 85 RRC.
With 32's finding the tyre rubs on the inner wing so fitted extended bump stops to stop this.
If you fit a set of lowered shock mounts it will increase you downward travel a little.
LRA do them and they are not bad on price also if you are worried about your trailing arms weld a lenght of angle iron on the leading edge to reinforce it.
LRA do a rather funky White tiger cranked trailing arm bush that is already at an angle and should assist with prolonging the life of the mods and also give a bit more travel.
IMOA

Thanks for that I have some modded trailing arms but haven't put them on yet.
Thing is with shocks if you go to a suspension place and ask for shocks "suitable" for a +2" lift they will usually offer you standard shocks as stabdard shocks will run fine on +2" springs.

Did you actually measue the closed and extended lengths to see if you actually got +2" shocks?
I was thinking of the extended stops to prevent the shocker from bottoming out, I have cut my arches so don't really need to worry about them.

I found some realy good info on another site with a table of shocker open/closed lengths from different manufacturers that are suitable for the RRC. It also suggests Lancruiser 80/100 series is a bolt on replacement for RRC shocks and they are at least 2" longer so I might just get them rather than trying to find extended shocks.
The good thing is cruiser shocks can be bought anywhere and will probably be cheaper.

Hangover - can you please post a link to this website you speak of?
Im considering doing the same thing as you, getting the best shock lengths for the rear without modifying too much.

What compressed/uncompressed lengths have you decided on?

cheers, Steve.

Originally Posted by Benny_IIA

Longer shocks will have a longer compressed length.


Needing the bump stops to be extended to prevent the shocks bottoming out.


.................................................


Terra firma +2" have "internal" bump stops. I'm not really sold on the idea as I don't think the shock mounts where designed to absorb the force of a bottom out.


ben.....

I fully understand how the need to extend bumpstops is req'd if you just add longer shocks.
But my question was related to WHY would you want to only do that and limit your UP travel???????