1st gen rear shock mounts
Jul 28, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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1st gen rear shock mounts
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I put the crossmember as close to the floor as i possibly could without it touching and i mounted the shocks pretty darn close to vertical.
before, i had the shocks mounted like so:
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the shocks didnt do nearly as good of a job dampening up and down and they didnt do anything to control body roll.
now its ten times better
Sep 5, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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FYI the reason the OEM shocks are staggered ont he Gen1 4Runner (and trucks of that era) is that a staggered shock controls axle tramp.
Stiffer spring rates impacts that as well as spring UNDER....
Stiffer spring rates impacts that as well as spring UNDER....
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