shocks!

[rangerrager]

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is it okay to get those shocks for my truck i have two inch lift blocks in the rear with 2 inch add a leafs but the add a leafs didnt lift it that high and the front only has two inch lift on it..so can i use those or do i have to get something else.can someone point me in the right direction

 

[gjm4l]

If it was me and I wasnt sure I'd pull out the tape measure and measure the length of the distance between shock mounts with the truck on the ground and in the air and find shocks that fit those measurements. If you have stock shocks I would probably unbolt them with the truck in the air to make sure that the shocks themselves aren't limiting the suspensions travel at full droop. If it's lifted and the shocks don't cover the longer length they are effectively your axle limiting straps and if you jump your truck or catch air for whatever reason you can pull apart the shock. So you'd either need to make sure your suspension can reach full droop with the shocks you intend to buy or add limiting straps to prevent the new shocks pulling apart or if you know that you'll never air it out or put it into a situation where the shocks could reach the end of their travel quickly you could be ok with out measuring with the shocks unbolted and suspension at full droop. And yes in my experience every stock shock setup I've ever messed with ran out of shock travel before the arms contacted and stopped themselves but stock wasn't meant to be abused and I have no idea how hard you use you truck. Good luck hope this helps