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Lower shock relocators

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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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Saw these today and am probably buying some next week to test out. Looks like they raise the lower end of your shock up and create more clearance and less breakage issues. Interested if anyone else has tried these shock relocators.

http://www.tntcustoms.com/page.asp?pageid=75


Also of note on this product is the ability to adjust the sway bar fastening position with six different settings. I'm curious what the benefit of this would be. Per their site:

Our lower rear shock mount relocators raise the lower shock mount 2" higher than stock giving you better ground clearance. Mount has 6 integrated swaybar mounting positions to give you full tuning capability for the rear swaybar. Can be used with stock swaybar end links on lifted vehicles. Stock length shocks are also recommended for lifts under 3"
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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So Steve&2jc's are you saying that the entire area under the yellow painted part, you can grind away?
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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Offroad Evolution also has some!
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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or you could just not buy anything and cut/weld everything like I did.

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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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There are a few problems to contend with when doing this mod.

1. By compressing the shock into its travel, isn't it at risk of being over compressed at max suspension compression? A crushed shock can't be good! The bump stops need to be checked to make sure they still hit before the shock bottoms out.
2. Since there is more room for the shock to expand, isn't there a risk of the springs popping out of their perch at full droop? That's an ugly trailside repair too. Either spring clips or limiter straps would help.
3. Since you have more droop, you are likely to over-extend your brake lines. Brake line relocation brackets or longer lines would solve the problem.

All of these issues can be fixed, but I would bet most doing the relocation haven't thought through the potential problems.

2 cents.
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