i used beltech nitro drop shocks.

 

i use rearshocks out of a 65 VW bug.....they have the double eye and collapse the shortest....plus they are like 15 bucks at NAPA and ride smooth..

 

I used beltechs on my truck, ride great. my buddy used toxics on his ranger, they only lasted 2 summers. they are totaly shot now, but my belltechs are still going strong.

 

I'm gonna be runnin Doetsch's

 

I use whatevers stock, whether it be pos replacement shocks or the beefy ass zq8 Bilsteins. When your relocating its all about what fits, and even tho the stock shocks use a trunion lower mount, I knock that out and convert it to the eye. Now its a perfect shock for using with a stem to eye relocator kit, like Jasons. I am not a fan of eye to eye kits at all, they seem to put a lot more stress on the mounts.

 

AVTekk

isnt air ride's shock kit eye to eye?

 

Yeah..and it sucks ass and breaks all the time.

 

AVTekk

isnt air ride's shock kit eye to eye?

Some are and some are a bayonette top with eyelet bottom..... it depends on the application

Tony....

 

I dont know but I probably speak for everyone here, I myself love jasons shock relocator kit, and if you have someone to weld for ya, or you can weld it your self , its the best kit I have seen for the money and strongest way to go. I mean common here, the upper bracket is 1/8 or 3/16" steel plate that has been bent, braced, and welded. If you wanted to, you could probably lift up the entire truck with one of these brackets.

I have then installed with a set of belltech drop shocks, and I love them. no problems to date, and rides like a cadillac

 

there was just another post about this.......measure your collaped and extended lengths, then go to the back of a Monroe catalog at your local ____________ (fill in the blank with a parts store) and you can find ALL sorts of shocks. :kiss:

 

I had toxics and hated them. Go with the Belltechs.

 

So I guess Belltech are everyones favorite. Just looking for a good shock, at a not so expensive price.

 

this is alittle off. But does anyone know the dimensions of a relocating kit. I wana make my own, just to save money. I have made everything else. thanks. Don't mean to whore up the thread. sry man

 

I have 92 Nissan Hardbody shocks. They have a long stroke and are very small in diameter so I didn't loose much turning radius. Plus u can't beat 15 bucks and a lifetime warrenty.

 

hmmm. I'm needing a drop shock, rather than a factory shock that comes off another truck. Yeah, they are cheap, but I want my ride to be plush. How much Belltechs run?

 

im running the same as NChevyhevn, it is a nissan HB shock, they ride nice, and cheap..

then only thing diff than most is i run my on the front side of the controlarm. there is noo rubs at all with a 255/35/20

scott

 

I'm going to pick up a couple Nissan HB shocks today. Got to have a little info though. What year Nissan? Will it work on Jasons kit? Does it ride good? Thanks, Brandon

 

yah it rides like stock, i got my shocks off a 95 nissan HB the part number for the ones i got from autozone are (81507 RED RYDER GAS)

scott

 

Will it work on Jason's kit?? I just ordered it 5 min ago. I'm about to leave right now, and get the shocks. So please get back asap.

 

i think so, they are stud and eye shocks so they should work.
from what i have heard they will work.
scott

 

choppingXtreme

when you get those nissan shocks can you measure the stroke on them? thanks

 

Compressed length is 8.875/ext length is 13.750----travel is 4.875.

 

does that mean i'd only get 4.8" of lift now up front?

 

oh yeah, thanks for the info loweredd. can you find out the lengths for other shocks too?

 

That means the shock will move that much from totally compressed to totally extended.

What else so you want lengths on?

Give me your center to center measurements, and what type of end you need, and I will find a shock for you.