sbnova
OBS Enthusiast
I bought a 1988 c1500 reg cab, short bed, 5.7, 5-speed.
I c-nothed the fram, flipped the axle to the top of the leaves, and started looking at shocks. Ive done a bunch of reading, and a bunch of searching and what I have found are mostly opinions.
I clearly see how at a ~6" lowered stance the factory shock mounting points become ineffective. I did not want to relocate the lower mount even lower, although further from the axle centerline would help a lot.
I started looking at different shock brands, lowered shocks, Bilsteins, Konis, etc, and I found the Ranch RS9000's that are adjustable for rebound and compression. I found a shorter version with similar ends that is spec'd for a Jeep Cherokee, and I bought them. I plan to move the upper mounts. Hopefully they'll work out.
My big question is what do people normally do- just buy the lower relocation kit? Does anyone move the upper mount? There seems to be plenty of room to move the upper mount just about anywhere I want to.
When I search, I find bolt on relocated lower mounts, and full on air ride systems, but nothing really in between. Surely someone has relocated their uppers....
I c-nothed the fram, flipped the axle to the top of the leaves, and started looking at shocks. Ive done a bunch of reading, and a bunch of searching and what I have found are mostly opinions.
I clearly see how at a ~6" lowered stance the factory shock mounting points become ineffective. I did not want to relocate the lower mount even lower, although further from the axle centerline would help a lot.
I started looking at different shock brands, lowered shocks, Bilsteins, Konis, etc, and I found the Ranch RS9000's that are adjustable for rebound and compression. I found a shorter version with similar ends that is spec'd for a Jeep Cherokee, and I bought them. I plan to move the upper mounts. Hopefully they'll work out.
My big question is what do people normally do- just buy the lower relocation kit? Does anyone move the upper mount? There seems to be plenty of room to move the upper mount just about anywhere I want to.
When I search, I find bolt on relocated lower mounts, and full on air ride systems, but nothing really in between. Surely someone has relocated their uppers....