Upside down dampers

[whitewheels]

Made a blunder when I fabricated my brackets for the rear shocks on my bagged build. Mounted the shocks upside down. If I flip em over the wont fit in the bracket and will also rubb the bags
Question is,will this affect my damping,will it wear out the shocks premature..... or do I have to tear it all down and do it right?

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[someotherguy]

If they're gas shocks, might be OK. If they have any oil in them at all, probably not OK.

Richard

 

[Project400]

All shocks gas or otherwise will have oil.
The shim stacks reaction to the oil inside is what creates the damping characteristics.

 

[someotherguy]

Duh! Thanks for the correction; I'll try not to use my brain while asleep next time...

Richard

 

[Steve A]

Might try contacting the shock manufacturer's tech line and ask if running them like you have them will cause any ill effects.

 

[Shinyrust]

The valving in the shocks was designed to be in a certain direction so your rebound may be stiffer but **** it. Run them upside down for a bit if it's that bad cut the lower mount and reweld. Really easy fix right.

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