say you have a 2.5 bb lift could you put a 4" lift shock absorber on it to get better droop would the up stroke bottom out and ruin the shock even with huge bump stops? dont know just food for thought.

 

If shock is too long for the bump stops, yes. It really has very little to do with lift. The maximum compression should be limited by bump stops. If you limit it with some other part (shocks, spring coils, metal on metal parts, ect) you will eventually damage the parts that have to take the hit. If you use custom shocks you need to verify that you don't over compress them and damage them.

Typically harsh slams on the bump stops occur on the road, not off road. Desert racing "prerunner" type trucks being an exception. When you hit the railroad tracks too fast, a speed bump, or big potholes your bump stops limit travel. There is just no way your shocks can take that kind of beating repeatedly, your bump stops need to protect the shocks.

There is a limit to how long of a shock you can run. If your bump stops have to be so long to protect the shocks that you have no real upward suspension travel, you will have a terrible ride.

 

If you got the Teraflex 2.5" BB with shocks they use the same shocks as their 3" kit so you should get a fair amount of articulation from that setup.

 

yep thats the one, but a 4inch lift isnt but one more inch, how much does the stroke change? the reason the ? i was surf ebay and 6" shock was cheaper than the 2.5 to 3" same mfg.

 

Will Teraflex supply you with the shock specs? That would be the easy way to investigate this.

 

they arent tf shocks a have the specs of thiers 2 inch diff compressed between 2-3 inch lifts and 4 inch