I gained 1.5” of up-travel for $9
- Thread starter Lilnuts
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The shock does not hit the mount if you set you bump stops so the shock doesn't compress 100%, which you don't want anyway.
If you want more room and full shock compression you can cut or grind this area out. Also, if your having problems getting your pin bar up in the mount, a full removal like in yellow or very slight grind in a corner will make it easy.
jesseshoots
TJ Enthusiast
This is a pretty good concept allowing for extra shock travel. I wouldn't use sockets since it's putting a round peg through a square hole, and spacers can be found pretty easily (see here). Not quite $9, but much cleaner. Also the bolts can be ordered at the same time from the same place and no need to go to the store.
I think it's great. This is how many companies are born. Magpul started from a few guys putting tape on the bottom of their magazines so it's easier to get them out of the mag pouches when needing to reload their weapons.
A little refinement and you could be in business.
And the socket hack is a clever use of field expediency!
two thumbs up.
A little refinement and you could be in business.
And the socket hack is a clever use of field expediency!
two thumbs up.
The rest of us just buy the right length shocks.I think it's great. This is how many companies are born. Magpul started from a few guys putting tape on the bottom of their magazines so it's easier to get them out of the mag pouches when needing to reload their weapons.
A little refinement and you could be in business.
And the socket hack is a clever use of field expediency!
According to the Rancho fitment chart these are the right size shock for my Jeep, just sayin.
I wanted the socket to go over the welded nut to create a more stable platform, hence the 18mm number.
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Regardless of what any chart says or any manufacturer thinks, they are the right length or they aren't, just sayin.
Oklahomacheapjeep
Member
I would agree with you but Ranchos for instance only come in 1.5” increments which caused me to be slightly stuck between sizes
I will post pics tomorrow of how I did my no weld mod to get more.
I decided I wanted a bit more travel so I took a 2-1/4" hole saw and cut away a little of the opening.
I used my getto jig to keep the hole saw from wandering.
This allowed me to get full compression from the shock , and to be sure the fat bodied Rancho shock had room.
The above pic is at full stop.
So now I have over 9-1/2" of travel and the shocks are never topped or bottomed out.
I used my getto jig to keep the hole saw from wandering.
This allowed me to get full compression from the shock , and to be sure the fat bodied Rancho shock had room.
The above pic is at full stop.
So now I have over 9-1/2" of travel and the shocks are never topped or bottomed out.
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I looked through your build thread and could not find anything. Can you share how much you can drop the shock through the front mount? Pics?
I'm lost. How did you go from this
To this
I get your concept that allows a longer travel shock, but that would require installing a shock with longer travel. The above feat seems it would require a shock stretcher. What am I missing? Were you stating your shock travel (extended and compressed lengths with your set up) not the Rancho's actual capable shock travel (unrestricted extended and compressed lengths) in the beginning?
Just reading over this , I think i could use this mod. I have the RS5000X shock Model RS55256 which compressed is 15.01 and extended is 24.67 giving a 9.66 travel length. Would you thing this shock would work as well?