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underpowered 03-29-2012 04:24 PM

long travel shocks?
 
so, looking to put some about 12" stroke shocks on my blazer and on my buddies yota. online searching has turned up very little other than outdated numbers from summit. just looking for a reasonably priced normal gas shock with 12" of travel or so.

any suggestions, places to look, part numbers? only place i found some were some rancho 5000 series on a site called streetsideauto.com. thought about just goin to the local parts store and asking for their longest travel shock they stocked.

jwend 03-29-2012 04:27 PM

Truckaddons.com in Lexington is where I got mine call their support and tell them what ya want you will have them in a day or so

JeffK5 03-29-2012 08:19 PM

Hunt ya up some stock rear shocks off a '99-up Superduty .. I had a set on my last woods beater Blazer and they performed great and they are looong.

They where cheap (free) and lasted longer than the K5 did.

humpy 03-29-2012 08:27 PM

Performanceoffroadcenter.com bout $27 each

underpowered 03-29-2012 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by humpy (Post 62811)
Performanceoffroadcenter.com bout $27 each

thanks! looks like they are gonna be hard to beat

nshefbuch 03-29-2012 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by stickman (Post 62808)
Spend a few extra bucks and get the bilstien 5125. Seriously! .......not kidding! For your basic shock its hard to beat and they survive lots of abuse. Those that have em know what I'm talkin bout.

http://www.trail-gear.com/shocks-and-mounts

I put these 12" travels outboarded on my cj7 with soa and yj leafs and wow it rides nice. Even better off road. Well worth the money.

jwend 03-29-2012 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by humpy (Post 62811)
Performanceoffroadcenter.com bout $27 each

When I first read this I almost got in my truck came over your house and pushed yer yota over.. then i saw the .com

humpy 03-29-2012 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jwend (Post 62814)
when i first read this i almost got in my truck came over your house and pushed yer yota over.. Then i saw the .com

lmfao!!!!!!!!

ajnoe3 03-29-2012 11:31 PM

Go will Bilsteins for sure. I have the Cognito Motorsports extended Bilstein 5100s on my H3 and they ride amazing and are great off road.

smack4130 03-30-2012 06:11 PM

you can go to the parts house and tell them 85 dodge w30 rear there 12 or 13 in travel i got some at zone for 16 bucks a peice hard to beat for a trail beater

underpowered 03-30-2012 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by smack4130 (Post 62828)
you can go to the parts house and tell them 85 dodge w30 rear there 12 or 13 in travel i got some at zone for 16 bucks a peice hard to beat for a trail beater

from re-search online, 4" lift shocks from a first gen avalanche are 12" travel, stock 99-04 super duty rear shocks are about 13" travel as well. seems most newer pickup trucks have some nice long travel rear shocks on them.

JeffK5 03-30-2012 08:27 PM

I can't see spending too much money on any slow speed trail crawler when it comes to shocks... before I spent $400 on shocks I'd go coilover.

From what I've heard even the top of the line crawler specific shocks with valving designed for extreme wheeling the improvements are only minor over a street valved unit.

underpowered 03-30-2012 09:52 PM

^^ exactly. more or less he and i are both looking to take the bounce out. both are trail rigs, so at most we might see 20MPH or so and all off road. not looking for a caddy like ride, just a bearable one.

he ordered some rancho's tonight. i will most likely be ordering some of the PORC shocks or possibly just checking out what the local auto parts store has to offer before i order.


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