Shock Sizing Questions

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chris

cltdba
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Doing an 8.8 swap on the XJ and I need new shocks. I have about a 5-6" lift. The existing shocks appear to be 10". I'm wanting to step up to a 14" shock. My reasoning is I will be replacing the springs soon and lifting the jeep to 8". I'd also like some more down travel as the existing shocks were limiting my travel, especially in the rear. However, in the meantime I'm wondering if 14" shocks will be too compressed with the 5-6" lift. Sure they'd give me plenty of down travel, but will they limit my up travel? I'll be replacing the fronts and rears. I plan to put in a limiting strap on the front as I'm running radius style long arms.

The shock below is what I'm currently looking at. Summit says they're not universal, but they have eyelets on top and bottom. Seems like it'd be universal to me. If anyone can recommend a better shock or proper pro comp part number for my application, please let me know. I want to stay around $40 to $50 a shock.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EXP-932008
 
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this should help, the part #s are universal everywhere ive asked that carried pro comp shocks.
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cltdba said:
Doing an 8.8 swap on the XJ and I need new shocks. I have about a 5-6" lift. The existing shocks appear to be 10". I'm wanting to step up to a 14" shock. My reasoning is I will be replacing the springs soon and lifting the jeep to 8". I'd also like some more down travel as the existing shocks were limiting my travel, especially in the rear. However, in the meantime I'm wondering if 14" shocks will be too compressed with the 5-6" lift. Sure they'd give me plenty of down travel, but will they limit my up travel? I'll be replacing the fronts and rears. I plan to put in a limiting strap on the front as I'm running radius style long arms.
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most likely yes, unless you can mount the top eyelet higher on the frame. best bet would be to take the current ones off and do some measuring, with the suspension at full compression and full droop.
you could try mounting some temporary bump stops with the 14" while you have the 5-6" lift, that way you wouldnt bottom out on the shock. then remove them after lifting it more. it would limit your up travel temporarily, but that may be better than possibly ruining a new set of shocks.
 
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