Thread: Shocks, no not the normal which ones Q

depends on the shock

i think nitrogen ones will, oil no..

cheers phil

OK, I'm trying to get around the mounting issue and figured that welding the pin mount on the end that doesn't have oil/gas would be an option, well at least a safer option

Most wont run proper they all have oil in em the nitro just stops the oil from foaming

Ya better off with the right shock for the Job pro comp make plenty of different sizes and at a good price look up shane at suspensionstuff.com

Heres a link for ya baz https://www.suspensionstuff.com.au/shop/

Originally Posted by lokka

Most wont run proper they all have oil in em the nitro just stops the oil from foaming

Ya better off with the right shock for the Job pro comp make plenty of different sizes and at a good price look up shane at suspensionstuff.com

Not for a D2 and a 4" lift they don't, rear is fine but the front is another story

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

Not for a D2 and a 4" lift they don't, rear is fine but the front is another story

Baz.

What are they pin top eye bottom for the d2 ???

maby worth making up some new front turrets to take an eye up top i cant see it being all that hard to do what sort of length are you after at full stretch ??

Originally Posted by lokka

What are they pin top eye bottom for the d2 ???

maby worth making up some new front turrets to take an eye up top i cant see it being all that hard to do what sort of length are you after at full stretch ??

No Chris, eye to eye with a crosspin, bottom mount has a pin through the eye.

Open length needs to be 640mm......25"

Closing length needs to be 393mm.....15"

254mm or 10" of travel minimum

Originally Posted by Redback

No Chris, eye to eye with a crosspin, bottom mount has a pin through the eye.

Open length needs to be 640mm......25"

Closing length needs to be 393mm.....15"

254mm or 10" of travel minimum

A GQ patrol rear may come close. You may have to change height of the top mount though. They come in a few lengths. I can't find my book

Tony

The valves within shockers are a two-way flow restrictor, they don't care which way is up, more of an issue is where the location of the gas and the oil within the unit- obviously the gas sits above the oil. Not sure what the effect of inverting the whole arrangement would be. Gas shockers have oil, the pressuruised gas is there to reduce foaming of the oil under harsh use. The oil flowing through restrictive orifices (?orifi) is what does the damping.
I haven't heard of anyone trying it but I'm sure it would be asking for disaster to weld a shock absorber whilst it is assembled.
I would suggest finding a suspension specialist with the facility to dismantle and reassemble- and repressurise- shock absorbers and then you could make the necessary modifications to the housing without any other components inside it to be destroyed or to explode in your face.
Bilsteins are able to be dismantled and rebuilt- Quadrant Suspensions in Berwick, Vic are an agent, pretty sure they do the work on site. They would probably even be able to make the necessary structural mods to suit.
Might well be easier and cheaper- especially in the long term- to modify the mounts to accept an easily available model of shocker.