Thread: 2inch lift

Originally Posted by christian bjorseth

Hey guys
have just purchased some 2inch pedders springs but i am not sure what shockies i need? do i need 2inch lift shockies or can i use the original ones? i don't do serious 4wding only beach.. whats the cheapst way around it??????? (i am a poor uni student)

Cheers Crit

Cheapest way out is not to lift it but seems youve got the springs the safest thing to do is to replace the shocks with ones that are 2" longer as you will lose that in the stroke and will also lose articulation.

Monroe and AC delco are normally reasonably priced.

Shocks for 2" lifts are not 2" longer. If they're longer at all they're not a lot longer than standard. The static ride height is typically increased through a stiffer spring rate.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Shocks for 2" lifts are not 2" longer. If they're longer at all they're not a lot longer than standard. The static ride height is typically increased through a stiffer spring rate.

Slunnie,

OME shocks for 2" lift are 40mm longer than stock ones!

Originally Posted by tombraider

Slunnie,

OME shocks for 2" lift are 40mm longer than stock ones!

That surprises me. The 2" lifts that I've dealt with have been reasonably close to standard free lengths. LRA are probably an exception. 40mm is a big difference over standard for springs that are not a lot longer than standard.

My ridepro springs were about 4" longer than the standard springs and the shocks were about 2" longer.

We had them layed out next to eachother as the difference was quite surprising.

Crit

if you dont do anything hardcore, dont worrie about changing the OE shocks (unless they are stuffed) they will work fine with the raised springs.


cheers phil