OEM Shock longevity and failure mode?

[Kofoed]

Has anyone found a 100% bolt-in reservoir shock for these trucks? King? Fox? etc.

I remember seeing a thread here somewhere where somebody was working to get custom valving done with either Fox or King, but they weren't impressed with the support they were receiving.


-G

Icon reservoir shocks are VERY GOOD on the wash board and small whoops. If you hit the wash board every once and awhile, you could get by with the 2.5 shocks. The rez shocks are damn close to bolt-on (need to drill just one hole)

 

[bwell]

Isn't the shock the droop limiter in an OEM setup? Pretty sure I was missing the nut on the bottom of the OEM shock shaft...

I also don't know if it's a nut, or whether the shaft threads into a valve piece, etc. I'm not familiar with shock internals, hence my question.

I know on my truck the Lca drops down almost an inch past the factory shocks on my truck.

I think it relates to how the torsion bar front end unloads so quickly over terrain like washboard roads and in the mix of things repeatedly jams open all the way.

I'm going to replace my lower ball joints on the front of my truck tomorrow and am going to probably put the factory rear shocks back on the rear of my truck, and use my re-valved fox 2.0's for target practice.

That leaves me with two front oem shocks with less than 5,000 miles shipped to your door for $60.00? Send me a pm if you want them.