Rear Shock Relocation
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Rear Shock Relocation
Is there any benefit to having the rear shocks relocated to an inboard position? Has anyone done this to their 2nd gen?
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Last edited by Denk; 04-12-2007 at 06:30 AM.
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Not the other way.
We've been outboarding the rear shocks in later model (coil sprung) Jeeps ('96 forward) for a couple of years now and the difference in every metric that one would care to use to measure with is just outstanding.
- Shocks work the best mounted vertically.
- Outboarding a shock adds tremendous stability to not only the suspension but to the body (as in body roll) as well.
Front shocks are normally outboarded pretty much from the factory.
Rears seldom are.
Ford, in their P/U's started outboarding the rear shocks and even started running ads explaining why and the huge difference in ride that it produced.
You basically want the shock mounted as close to the wheel as possible.
In the Jeeps, we notched out the frame and welded in Ford shock towers and mounted the shocks basically outside of the frame, between the inside of the wheel and the outside of the frame rail.
That's not 100% accurate description as the shocks were mounted inside the frame rail to some extent.
Fred
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