Ok so i have a 89 XJ that my uncle built, He gave it to me when he passed away =/ But im only 17 and dont know much, So im sorry if i have tons of stupid questions lol.But anyway how can i tell what kinda shocks i have on my jeep, and the one shock that sits sideways thats connected to the stearing because i think its shot? I have a couple of pics you can see in my albums.

 

The side ways one is a steering stabilizer or damper. The shocks are hard to see but they look like Rancho.What does it say on the shock?Thats what kind they are.If your talking about the size then I would say about 6in lift shocks going by the pics.

 

It says Explorer on all of them, And on the Stablizer or damper.

 

Never heard of those.

 

THis is everything it says on the stabilizer
22400 16684
EXPLORER
C217X3
then just says made in USA. Do you think it could just be a regular shock?
But i think its shot because i took it off to sand and paint it, but you can push the shaft all the way in and it stays, then u have to pull it back out, and i dont think its suposed to be that, shouldent it push back out?...

 

Its not a stock shock cuz if it was then it wouldnt work on that big of a lift. My shocks do the same thing and they are only 2 months old. They did that right out of the box .

 

But is the steering stabilizer suposed to do that?

 

Mine does and its new too.

 

Lol ok, and one more question, It sounds like there is water or some kinda fluid inside of it, Is there suposed to be, cuz i know this truck has been in ALOT of water lol

 

yes that is the way they work. when pressure is forced on them the valves in the shock create resistance causing the dampening effect

 

Bingo.

 

Alright, kool thx guys!