Air Shocks...
Feb 27, 2004 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Robinhood150
Dont' forget Frank (elripster) recommends some welding to reinforce the shock mounts.
Feb 29, 2004 | 09:17 PM
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i have a '99 limited. i am running rancho 5700's and 9000's at the back. i have the 'on the fly' option of changing the stiffness of the rear shocks, but this cannot be set up with the front shocks. i like them a lot 
Feb 29, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Cebby
I'm hopping on the band wagon. Now, the big question. With the spacer, what size shock and is there a "good" airshock available?
Mar 1, 2004 | 05:22 AM
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[QUOTE=Cebby]More questions:
Is there a benefit to running crosslinked airshocks at the rear?
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Yes, especially if you have a saggy rear end. I love them on the rear. They allowed me to remove two leaf springs from the rear and soften up the ride, but yet if I fill up the back with a heavy load I can air them up more and stay level. If you run them in both the front and rear unlinking them for highway driving is critical. The handling is very squirrelly with 4 cross-linked air shocks going into high speed turns, it gives you a feeling of being out of control. Ask me how I know. :pat: A simple valve like this one will let you easyly and quickly go from cross-linked to un-linked.
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[QUOTE=Cebby] Can you set up nitrogen charged shocks in a crosslinked manner and get better results than airshocks? QUOTE]
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I'm sure it could be done but I can't think if any benefit unless you want to bounce your rig at stop lights, not that there is anything wrong with that.
Is there a benefit to running crosslinked airshocks at the rear?
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Yes, especially if you have a saggy rear end. I love them on the rear. They allowed me to remove two leaf springs from the rear and soften up the ride, but yet if I fill up the back with a heavy load I can air them up more and stay level. If you run them in both the front and rear unlinking them for highway driving is critical. The handling is very squirrelly with 4 cross-linked air shocks going into high speed turns, it gives you a feeling of being out of control. Ask me how I know. :pat: A simple valve like this one will let you easyly and quickly go from cross-linked to un-linked.
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[QUOTE=Cebby] Can you set up nitrogen charged shocks in a crosslinked manner and get better results than airshocks? QUOTE]
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I'm sure it could be done but I can't think if any benefit unless you want to bounce your rig at stop lights, not that there is anything wrong with that.
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Mar 1, 2004 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by tour4fun
i have a '99 limited. i am running rancho 5700's and 9000's at the back. i have the 'on the fly' option of changing the stiffness of the rear shocks, but this cannot be set up with the front shocks. i like them a lot
Mar 1, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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Just ordered the ball joint spacers for my '94. Thanks for the link and the info guys. These will go good with my L/C short side coils I just installed.
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