Well i hadnt planned on changing my shocks but the daily needed new rear shocks and being a gearhead i got the crazy idea of taking the shocks from my weekend toy for the daily, that way i could improve the drag truck a little

Daily:


Weekend drag toy: (2/4 drop)


Have been reading in here looking at a lot of different options i decided to make a thread to talk about shocks a little more

I have some bilstein 24-026758 laying around i end up not using on other toyota truck (they messure 12 1/4" compressed and 18 3/4) extended)


i took maesurments from the green truck standing on the ground from center bolt hole to center bolt hole before i took the shocks off and driverside was 17 3/4" and passenger side 18 /14"


I called calvert racing after i read possitive things about them in here and according to maesurments they recommend p/n: CR22150 wish has more upper movement space then down, the guy @ calvertracing told me our truck move up when they launch and i always tought they compressed down

according to that info the bilstein are way to short

when i relocate my shocks later will i need shorter shocks or longer? wondering if i can use the same shocks

 

I ended ordering ranchos, since there the same then calvert racing i ordered the RS999262 wish has Extended Length: 23.830 and Compressed Length: 15.280

It will give me 2.47" down room and 5.58 up room

I hope they wont be to long for when i relocate my rear shocks later

 

Fyi my rear shocks are little over 24" long and mine are relocated

 

do u have a picture of that?

 

with cal-tracs, I don't think there is a such thing as too long...just too short.

 

i read in another thread txsilverado said it was bad to overtighten the shocks when u installed them, well when i uninstalled them they where so tight and bend together i had a hard time getting them out of there mount, i�ll open the mounts before i install my new shocks

 

how come? i meassures earlier and it looked like i would need shorter ones if i want them as vertical as possible, unless i make the bottom bracket longer

 

You wAnt shocks longer then you have suspension droop

 

The weld on bracket for the lower shock mount should be adjustable. That way you can raise up the mount when racing

 

if i measure almost vertical and almost hitting the bed considering i would make the bottom brackets not lower the the stock ones i get 15.5"-16", im confussed :s