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Old 08-20-2010, 04:37 PM
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Default McGaughys shock extenders installed

Well i have been trying to redo some suspension stuff on my truck after destroying a set of shocks... So first up was installing some shock extenders to get a better angle on the shock... With the 2/4 drop my rear shocks were sitting at a 48* (drivers side) and 45*(angle), also at ride height the shocks were sitting at 17.25 inches compressed, drivers 18 inches long... So that did not give me much room to move...

after installing the shock extenders the angle went to 31* on the drivers side and 17.75 long.... So it definitely helped with the angle, not so much with the length...

here are some pics they are definitely beefy and made out of thick metal...

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So how is the ride now?
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it rides smoother but i am on stock shocks, i sent my drop shocks back for warranty replacements...
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Those are the same ones I had installed for like 1 week. I didn't like they way they rode at all. Do you notice a difference at all?
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I think they look good. they dont look like they hang down too low either.so it gave you a 1/2" on one side, but how bout the other?
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i did not measure the passenger side, perhaps i will measure that one in a few days...
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ok, I think I will look into them!!
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These should aid in traction correct because of the better shock angle? Is this the "MMC-33070" kit?
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Are those Belltech street performance shocks? I put a set on my truck back in April, less than 5000 miles and one of them has blown. Summit is replacing it right now. Maybe I need to look into something like this.
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no those are stock shocks.


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