Hey all,

After I installed my shocks some time ago I thought I might have the wrong size (pic below). However, I took it off road (light dirt roads and a bit of mud/snow) but had no issues. I just got back from a trip where I hit a speed bump a bit fast and I am pretty sure that I bottomed out on the shock. I have a TF Perf Leveing Kit and BDS Fox shock. These shocks were supposed to be 0-2" factory OEM replacement shocks but they do not appear to have the same travel.

I really like the Fox ride but... am not sure what my options are here. I am concerned if I get new springs/spacers that add an inch I still may not have enough travel.



Can someone post a pic of their rear shocks so I can see how much "road travel" is on your rig?

Any info is appreciated. Thanks.

 

You may not have bottomed out the shock but rather just bottomed out the bump stops.

To test this you can jack up the axle on one side until it hits the bump stop. At that point you still need 1" of shock travel avalable to compensate for bumpstop compression.

 

Awesome suggestion!

Unfortunately, my jack was not tall enough to do the trick. With that said, it was tall enough to at least show me that my suspicions were correct. There is more travel to hit the bumpstop than there is to hit the bottom of the shocks (front and rear below respectively).





Anyone have any ideas what I can do to resolve this issue?

 

To keep these shocks you would have to go with longer bumpstops. However, I would call the shop that you purchased them from and ask for replacments in the correct length. If you ordered stock length shocks then it is there falt. If they tell you that the purchase was too long ago then point out that you just learned of their f-up because of the big bang sound when they bottomed out.