You've got to be kidding?! So basically, the shocks just extended up past
the mounting point? Wow. I can't believe that a shop would have done that.
Why would you consider getting your truck lowered a SNAFU? I love mine
being lowered, wouldn't have it any other way...I'm sorry I waited 3 years
to do it!
Let me know how you like the shocks, apparently the guy on the phone lied to
me, the warehouse only had one front and one rear, they've got to special
order. I won't see my shocks until like the 10th. :-(
Oh, I measured the gap between the air dam and ground for you... it's
between 7.5" and 8" off on the sides and about a half inch lower in the
center if you don't go by the license plate bracket. The rockers (at the
bottom of the pinch) on each side in the front (after the wheel) are about
9" off the ground....
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Brian Fitchett"" <fitchett@chem.utah.edu> wrote in message news:be1nt1$ipb$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Alrighty... I have figured out the problem with my shocks... Apparently when > i had it lowered (big SNAFU, in hindsight) the shocks put on were for a > stock height truck seeing as how they were the same length as the > replacements i just got. well since it all doesnt fit right unless you > compress the shock a little bit as Josh has eluded to, the yahoos who put > them on decided to leave out the lower rubber bushings on the top side (make > and sense to anyone else?), so when going down the road there is no tension > AT ALL on the shocks. Sitting in my driveway it just wobbles back and forth > from the top mounting position. so maybe the shocks werent bad, just > installed all F-ed up. i got one on last night and will do the other > tonight, that nut on the top is a serious pain in the ass to get off, so i > am going to get a nut splitter this afternoon and hopefully that will take > care of it this time! > > Brian > > ""Brian Fitchett"" <fitchett@chem.utah.edu> wrote in message > news:bds9on$gnf$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > > I have the Doestch Techs on currently and they have been hosed for a > > while... my guess is the only lasted a little over a year or so. > > personally i wont put them on my truck again... perhaps they were just a > bad > > batch or the roads here just wore them out too fast or something was > botched > > on the install, i really dont know. I went and got some stock height napa > > reflex shocks (yesterday as a matter of fact) and i need to put those on. > > > > there is my $0.02 > > > > Brian > > > > ""Josh Battles"" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote in message > > news:bds98v$fqm$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > > > > > Ok, I know we've discussed shocks like a bazillion times now, but I > can't > > > remember if we ever discussed drop shocks. I need to replace my shocks > > and > > > don't have the money to spend on the super-expensive Hotchkis Bilsteins > > > (about $95 each) that go with my drop kit. I was thinking of getting > > either > > > some of the Doesch Tech shocks or some generic Monroes for a stock > height > > > truck and just compressing them excessively. What do you all think? > > Anyone > > > have any experiences that they'd like to share??? Any help would be > > GREATLY > > > appreciated!!! Thanks!! > > > > > > -- > > > - Josh > > > Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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