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the purpose of the shock extenders is not as descriptive as it sounds. When you lower the truck, the mounting points rotate out of alignment. This makes the shock actually sit in there sideways rather than vertical. It works as a lever rather than actually absorbing up and down movement. The extenders pull that lower mount out almost 2" which lines the holes up closer to a stock position giving you a much more vertical movement.
I love my Qa1's.. I turn the dial and they are stiff, turn it and they are soft again.. done
I also threw 2 of these in each ring (inside the coils to act as an internal bumpstop.
I just put them in.. all they are doing is keeping the coil at full compression from being able to squeeze completely solid. It just softened the extreme movement for me when it was fully compressed. the shocks made all the difference. You can go tight enough that they will never hit again, however it rides like it has a welded suspension..LOL. I believe there are 19 clicks bottom to top (can't remember exactly). I started at 15 and it rode great but on an extreme hit id still get enough movement to hit the fender well. I did 18 and it didn't ever hit, but it was a little too harsh to enjoy the ride. I ended up I believe at 16 clicks from bottom and it only scrubs the fender well on rare occasion. And its usually some surprise dip on the road on one side at 50 mph that loads up one corner with the weight of the truck rather than the whole front end
I really do like mine... zero complaints. gonna buy them for the rear too, just haven't NEEDED them yet.
