cmlacrosse7

I just ordered some new skyjacker shocks and they are boring white before i put them on I want to paint them a different color. They come with red boots does anyone have any advise on painting them and have any suggestions for a good color that would go with the red boot i have a green jeep by the way i was thinking black and red maybe or maybe yellow. thanks

huntingman2706217

uh... why didnt u just order boots with the color u like? there like $20 on ebay?

muddeprived

VERY good idea. What you don't know about skyjacker shocks, and it's not listed in the product description, is that they guarantee....RUST. I had a couple sets of these shocks and their stabilizers as well and they always started rusting within a month or two. Not MAJOR rust but spots here and there, especially near the ends. Painting them would be WISE, very WISE. Paint em whatever color you wish and use quite a few coats if you can.

My suggestion is black. You don't really need the boots though but it's up to you. If you do use them, it would be wise to enlarge the holes (and add one or two more) at the end of the boot. They have a drain hole that's super tiny and needs enlarged so dirt and water can actually drain out if it gets in there.

BlueXJ

Bedliner. Red boots would be great looking. mudd is right they are infamous for rusting. Cheap powdercoating I guess.

huntingman2706217

ooohhh... my bad... yep... i look like a dope head... i was thinking shock boots fro some reason??? what the crap was i thinking?? lol

dlundblad

Are rough country shocks known to rust?

muddeprived

Yes, they are made the same way as the skyjackers but different valving.

muddeprived

Is it even powdercoating? Seems like cheap paint.

I know shocks can heat up with some major suspension action and wouldn't bedliner trap in the heat more?

mobilecherokee4

yeah go black, bed line them if you can that would be sick

cmlacrosse7

alright will do I will post up pics for you guys to see what they look like before and after

CrazyTJ01

Will what work??