Chief_Yota

hey guys ,i would love to find somthin on how you mounted your rear shocks,(pics info),i started a setup but just wanna make sure im taking the right path and if there is something i should be aware of!!!

in an angle patern like that / \
if you got any usefull info please let me know!!

scuba

Wait....What are you asking...?
Its been done and has been known to give more articulation..

Chief_Yota

i know lol im trying to find a post or some pics of that setup ,and usefull info thats all!

4Crawler

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Here is how I did mine:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_suspe...shtml#R-Shocks

iamsuperbleeder

Google much?



I plan on doing the same when I throw on some 2" springs, as well as some U-bolt flippin

Chief_Yota

well well 4crawler himself,why didnt ive tought about checking on your website already! lol

jsn_stockard

The greater the angle the less effective the shock is, in most cases. You shouldn't get better flex by adding angle, if you do you need shocks with more travel. Shocks are damaged if they are being used as bumpstops, or limit straps

iamsuperbleeder

well at an angle the extended lenth doesn't have to be so long for greater articulation... it's a complicated geometry and engineering thing... if you get it, good, if not, it's hard to explain without some sort of animation or something... but yes they do loose there efectiveness the steeper the angle

Chief_Yota

i got some 12 inch travel bilstein 5150,only making that same setup many people did with the rear of theyre rig when doing a Solid Axle Swap,just wa curious about the setup itself ,but thx guys i apreciate

jsn_stockard

Super your right, I edited. I have seen many people try to "pitch" their shocks on stock trucks. It takes a working knowledge in geometry to figure how to pitch the shock, with the correct susp setup

Matt16

As jsn_stockard said, mounting the shocks at an angle effectively reduces the stiffness. 4Crawler explains it very well on the link provided. This isn't a totally bad thing, as you can simply use stiffer shocks to get the same effect and alot of cheap shocks are quite stiff (ie: $30 Procomp ES3000s).

While using shocks are expensive bumpstops is a bad practice leading shock breakage, using them to limit droop isn't really a problem. There is much less force on the extension, and the stock pickups and 4Runners' droop is in fact limited by the shock (without shocks, droop-limiting factor is the parking break cable and break line!). Toyota wouldn't have designed a vehicle meant for off road travel if a wheel couldn't be lifted without damaging vehicle components.

jsn_stockard

Ok Chief, didn't know what shocks you were planing. Let me know how those shocks work out, I have been pondering those.

Beaniam

I have to do this as well. The 12" can 5150's limit my uptravel on the rear with 4" TG springs.



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