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SR5Dave · 02-15-2003, 12:54 PM

Now I can ask this question without being yelled at! kickass! Thanks lance.

Anyway- Why do rigs even run shocks on trails? If you're not going over 3 mph, what in the hell does a shock do other than limit travel? I know what shocks do for street, they resist a hard, sudden compression or droop, which, is obviously really cool on the street, but on the trail... Why? Why not just run limiting straps and bump stops? This is assuming rockcrawling, not mudding and such.

Mo · 02-15-2003, 01:07 PM

Imagine for a second that you're about to drop your front end off a 3 foot ledge.

What's gonna happen when you hit the bottom?

SR5Dave · 02-15-2003, 01:14 PM

I see, now that makes some sense... Always gotta plan for the things you cant plan for....

Paul Gagnon · 02-15-2003, 11:30 PM

Have a read of this, it's another guy who wondered if shocks were necessary and he found out the hard way.

http://www.bc4x4.com/tr/1999/rc99acc...acct.cfm#micah

Erik D_lux · 02-16-2003, 12:29 AM

Try it. You will never not run shocks again. I thought the same thing and tried it. As soon as I would go up a rock and my back tires would start to climb if the tires slipped at all I would just bounce all over the place. If your a bouncin then you cant get no traction

Rev. Parsley · 02-16-2003, 01:33 AM

No susp. system is complete without dampening. You have to be able to controll the speed in wich the spring moves.

shaggyzukin · 02-16-2003, 03:33 AM

I didn't have shocks in the rear of my old heavy arse K5-Blazer. Man did that suck. Bouncing over every obstical. And trying to climb a rocky-rutted hill climb...for get it.

I'd like to blame the no shocks for the broken main leaf spring too.
Shaggy

NE-RokToy · 02-16-2003, 01:03 PM

Didnt have shocks in the back of my truck, steep hill climb rear end started bouncing blew the driveshaft ended up on my lid..... My new truck will have rear shocks

02-15-2003, 12:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
SR5Dave Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Member # 15697 Posts: 2,862	Shocks Now I can ask this question without being yelled at! kickass! Thanks lance. Anyway- Why do rigs even run shocks on trails? If you're not going over 3 mph, what in the hell does a shock do other than limit travel? I know what shocks do for street, they resist a hard, sudden compression or droop, which, is obviously really cool on the street, but on the trail... Why? Why not just run limiting straps and bump stops? This is assuming rockcrawling, not mudding and such. __________________ Wait, what?

02-15-2003, 01:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
SR5Dave Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Member # 15697 Posts: 2,862	I see, now that makes some sense... Always gotta plan for the things you cant plan for.... __________________ Wait, what?

02-15-2003, 11:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Paul Gagnon Poseur SUV Join Date: Apr 2000 Member # 610 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta eh? Posts: 9,934 Blog Entries: 6	Have a read of this, it's another guy who wondered if shocks were necessary and he found out the hard way. http://www.bc4x4.com/tr/1999/rc99acc...acct.cfm#micah __________________ Paul Gagnon Sherwood Park, Alberta eh? "No Brain, No Pain"

02-16-2003, 03:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
shaggyzukin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8679 Location: Vancouver, Washington Posts: 223	I didn't have shocks in the rear of my old heavy arse K5-Blazer. Man did that suck. Bouncing over every obstical. And trying to climb a rocky-rutted hill climb...for get it. I'd like to blame the no shocks for the broken main leaf spring too. Shaggy __________________ 1987 Zuki, webber, 31's. 1988 XJ, parting out SWJA Tresurer

02-16-2003, 01:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
NE-RokToy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 62 Location: Omaha NE Posts: 5,992	Didnt have shocks in the back of my truck, steep hill climb rear end started bouncing blew the driveshaft ended up on my lid..... My new truck will have rear shocks __________________ Jeff Neves

02-15-2003, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mo Everyday is Tuesday. Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 47 Location: Lizzy, CO Posts: 15,648	Imagine for a second that you're about to drop your front end off a 3 foot ledge. What's gonna happen when you hit the bottom?

02-16-2003, 12:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
Erik D_lux Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 1007 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 5,355	Try it. You will never not run shocks again. I thought the same thing and tried it. As soon as I would go up a rock and my back tires would start to climb if the tires slipped at all I would just bounce all over the place. If your a bouncin then you cant get no traction

02-16-2003, 01:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rev. Parsley Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 161 Location: GHQ Posts: 794	No susp. system is complete without dampening. You have to be able to controll the speed in wich the spring moves.

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