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[offoradjunkie]

Hey Patch, when will you restock AHC shock spacers, and what is your opinion on running them for long-travel after using them for a while?
I am thinking of doing the same, but I have Dobinsons IMS59-60682 Rear 2.6" IFP Shocks and Iron Man TOY013B (440lb springs). Not sure if I NEED to switch to longer 80-series springs. I think the shocks should be okay?

 

[cruiserpatch]

Hey Patch, when will you restock AHC shock spacers, and what is your opinion on running them for long-travel after using them for a while?
I am thinking of doing the same, but I have Dobinsons IMS59-60682 Rear 2.6" IFP Shocks and Iron Man TOY013B (440lb springs). Not sure if I NEED to switch to longer 80-series springs. I think the shocks should be okay?

I've run them for a little over two years in the back but pretty much immediately removed the front spacers after blowing up a shock.

Lately I've been destroying CV axle inner joints at full droop without the spacer so I don't think running "long travel" anything is a good idea up front without limit straps. The front of the 100 just won't take much more than what's given.

As for the rear, that's where the party's at. The shock spacers simply allow for a bolt-on version of a shock mount chop & relocation. I'll probably chop and relocate mine when I put on a new axle here shortly (sold my locked rear for an unlocked rear that I'll outfit with an ARB).

Measure your shock travel and figure out how far you can compress the rear shocks with a spacer/mount chop in place. That will determine your bump stop length if you don't want to change shocks. The "right" way to do it would be to figure out how much up and down travel you want/have total without shocks, then buy a shock that's close or custom fit to those measurements.