smartken22
U.S. Navy Senior Chief
I just finished re-installing my freshly restored rearend on the Duster and noticed that my rear shocks may be too short. I also replaced the leaf springs with XHD springs and they state that they have 1" added to stock arch to give more room for larger tires and better traction. When I went to hook up my shocks, I pulled them to full extension and I had a gap of almost 2 inches from the lower shock eye to the lower shock mount. I jacked the rearend up to take up the difference which could be why she sits lower now. When I pull the shock off the mount and lower it without it connected, the car sits a lot higher like I think it should. I measured them and length compressed is 14 in and extended is 22.5 in with a 1" hole at each end. Do I need to go to a longer shock and if so which one? I have heard about using B body shocks, but not sure which as the eye holes could be different. Thanks for the help.
Ken
Ken