New Rear shock mounts installed

[wallysheata]

First off thanks everyone for the advice on where/how to mount em up, i've had these Bilstien's laying in the garage for almost 8 months while i conintued to run the DOG $HIT 4" lift procrap ES1000's in the rear simply cause i was too lazy to fab up some mounts for it. Well after tearing one of the frame mounts off last weekend at billings i got motivated and picked up some Ford F250 shock towers for $12 each at the dealer and fabbed them up to work in my applications. I mounted them ontop of the frame with the shocks outboarded as much as possible to help provide the most stabilty for my full width set up.

I was told that the farther out i can mount them on the axle tube the better, and i also found out that the more vertical i can keep the more usefull they'll be, so for my set up the best way to anchor them to the axle was to weld on a stud so they could be inline with the mounts above. While i was at it, i built some new bump stops as well since the factory ones weren't quite cutting it. Here's the pics:

Ford F250 mount cut down to size and welded on
http://phatxj.com/users/wally/YJ%20Tech/YJ%20Rear%20Shock%200002.JPG

Lower stud mount at the back of the axle tube
http://phatxj.com/users/wally/YJ%20Tech/YJ%20Rear%20Shock%200005.JPG

New Bumpstop using the old factory rubber on the end
http://phatxj.com/users/wally/YJ%20Tech/YJ%20Rear%20Shock%200010.JPG

Rear axle...notice the clearence now
http://phatxj.com/users/wally/YJ%20Tech/YJ%20Rear%20Shock%200006.JPG

Side shot showing the location
http://phatxj.com/users/wally/YJ%20Tech/YJ%20Steering%200014.JPG

Also installed a new front diff cover
http://phatxj.com/users/wally/YJ%20Tech/YJ%20Steering%200011.JPG

Man i like my steering out of the way now
http://phatxj.com/users/wally/YJ%20Tech/YJ%20Steering%200013.JPG

[love24wheel]

Sweet dude!! Looking good.. I gotta do something about the rear shocks on my junk.. I think I'll follow your lead.. Ive got ford shock towers up front already...
Scott

[Joe Dillard]

Lookin' good Wally! :yup:

[freeqgOd]

Wally what is the reasoning for placing the shock mount on the back of the axle tube instead of on top?

[jeepik]

looking good, i would have probably mounted the shock in the front of the axle instead


alsoi i think you need to brace the ford shock tower


a lot of the yota guys rip theirs off mounted this way without bracing


LOVE THE STEERING

[tehmidget]

TTT, how is this setup working for you? I think i read you were on a ride, so i may have to wait til the end of the week.

[wallysheata]

Well i had to do some minor changes, once i tested it out, the tires were hitting the shock at full stuff so i moved the shock mounts ontop of the axle tube and ended up using some old shock mounts, otherwise it's been AWSOME. I"ve been out wheeling probably 18-20 times since then and no issues, not sure if you can see or not, but they're no longer on the back of the axle tube

http://phatxj.com/users/wally/Mottin/Chinamans%20holy%20cross0007.JPG
http://phatxj.com/users/wally/Mottin/Chinamans%20holy%20cross0041.JPG

[Rock WoRM]

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not sure if you can see or not, but they're no longer on the back of the axle tube
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Not really... well kinda sorta... I'm sure U would'nt mind posting more pics. :clapping: :jammin:


WoRM :bsod:

[zman]

Wally,

Any changes as far as wheel hop when you punch it on a steep incline.

zman

[wallysheata]

Nope she's still bouncy bouncy like a set of natural D Cups jumping rope in a bikini top :D

I see a linked rear axle with a 105ish wheel base in the future :jj: