Stock length shocks with lowered truck

[Nucdancer01]

What is your experience with lowering our truck WRT shocks?

I'm used to needing new, shorter shocks when I've lowered other cars. How do the stock bilsteins hold up with a 2/3 inch drop kit?

 

[kyle's srt10]

They work fine. It's hard to find a better shock than the factory one's unless you go with QA1's.

Be sure to shorten your sway bar end links front/rear once you lower it. Also on the 06's with the factory cover I'd reccomend a notch like I done on my 06' NR. Before I did the notch it would bottom out on pretty small bumps

 

[ViperPete]

I was told that the rear shocks have to be replaced no matter what because they are physically too long….

Then again i bought the 2/5" drop and haven't gotten my shocks in so I guess i'll find out eventually.

 

[SRTVen]

I'd suggest smaller shocks with a 2/5 drop. Plenty of people run stockers, but I'm sure they would bottom out on extreme travel.

 

[Big]

What is your experience with lowering our truck WRT shocks?

I'm used to needing new, shorter shocks when I've lowered other cars. How do the stock bilsteins hold up with a 2/3 inch drop kit?

This vehicle is no different. Plenty of folks may tell you otherwise, but any properly lowered vehicle will include shorter shocks, designed for the drop.

I think mine has "bump stops" currently (PO installed the drop). It drives OK on smooth road, but in my coastal area, it can get bouncy on bad pavement.

I plan to go with Bilstein Sport if they are available. If not, I'll have to (gasp) return to stock. I love the way a dropped ride looks, but not at the expense of handling/safety. :dontknow:

 

[Nucdancer01]

Thanks for the replies guys.

I just ordered my extreme 2/3 kit from Tony. I guess I'll need to look on DJM's website for shorter shocks. I have read that our heavy trucks destroy the nitro-drop shocks, so I'll stay away from those. I'd just hate to get brand new shocks and then blow them out way early due to the constant "compression" state.

I don't know a whole lot about it, but thought the pressures would just equalize through the internal orifice of the shock valve. I've been told otherwise though. Could be a seller's ploy. Who knows?

 

[ViperPete]

Thanks for the replies guys.

I just ordered my extreme 2/3 kit from Tony. I guess I'll need to look on DJM's website for shorter shocks.

On the 2/5" kit I ordered from Tony, it came with rear shocks.

 

[Nucdancer01]

On the 2/5" kit I ordered from Tony, it came with rear shocks.

That's a 2/5 for a QC, right?

With the axle flip, you'd absolutely have to have shorter shocks..

 

[ViperPete]

Other than hearing "axle flip" I don't know what that means other than the obvious... Is the spring really flipped upside down?

 

[kyle's srt10]

Other than hearing "axle flip" I don't know what that means other than the obvious... Is the spring really flipped upside down?

RC's already have the axle on top on the leafs so a flip kit would do no good.

 

[Nucdancer01]

Other than hearing "axle flip" I don't know what that means other than the obvious... Is the spring really flipped upside down?

The spring isn't turned upside down. QCs come with the axle below the springs. The 5 in drop in the rear, on a QC, flips the axle on top of the springs.