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New Extended REAR Shock Mounts?

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by rocmoc, Mar 24, 2014.

  1. Mar 24, 2014
    rocmoc

    rocmoc Member

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    I have searched everywhere and found nothing. I WANT to extend the shock travel in the rear but have found no examples. Front is easy but what do you do in the rear? Pics and photos greatly needed. I assume you have to cut the tub to make room for the extended mount on the top. Help, info please! Jeep is a '70 CJ5. OR is it even worth the work? Thanks!

    rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
     
    Last edited: Mar 24, 2014
  2. Mar 24, 2014
    tarry99

    tarry99 Member

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    Romac...........Your right .......If you want to install longer shocks in your early CJ there is not that many options except cutting the tub up or putting a wider axle underneath the back so the shocks can be outboard of the tub. But do to the fact that even if you had a longer reach shock ...........there still is not much room up inside the tub to stuff the tire up there under full compression..........most folks with the early CJ's look for more droop rather than compression by mounting a longer shock in the near original position, while using a longer flatter spring and let the suspension hang down........upward travel still should be controlled by bump stops before the tire hits the body and also remember that a shock mounted at an angle to the housing will require more length to get full travel.
     
  3. Mar 25, 2014
    cj6/442

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    my fox shocks are 12" in back
     
  4. Mar 26, 2014
    rocmoc

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    Thanks, as I thought!

    rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
     
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