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Old 04-10-2010, 06:56 PM
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with a 3 inch lift do i need new shocks?
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with a 3 inch lift do i need new shocks?
Yes you do, otherwise your shocks will top out on rebound ,and limit susp travel .
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alrght thanks
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You will want to get new ones. If you are just driving on the street only you may get away with it for a little but if you go off the road I would get new. Some one chime in if Im wrong.
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Could I use 4-6 inch rough country shocks for a 3.75in lift? I'm asking because I'm going to put on a 3.75in lift now and I know I'll need shocks, but I want to get shocks that I don't need to replace again when I go higher. Anybody smarter then me know if this will work?
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no... if its a DD then your fine... if you plan to wheel it an flex it out... you will need new longer shocks...
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Originally Posted by huntingman2706217
no... if its a DD then your fine... if you plan to wheel it an flex it out... you will need new longer shocks...
It's Not a DD but it is also not used for extreme 4x4ing right now. My question is if 4-6 inch lifted shocks are too long to run on a 3.75 inch lifted truck?
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Uh... I think u should try it... if u ever decided to go bigger hen u would have the right shocks already... just gotta be careful of stuffing the tires...
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Thanks I think I might go for it.
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