Just received these and not a one were strapped and I can extended and contract them by hand.

My question is if this is normal? Has any body else bought these and how they came packed?

 

yup there all like that... even the pro comp are the same, there is no preload on them.

 

So this shock should work as advertised? As for shock absorbing that is.

 

as any rough country product, it will try it's best

yes

 

lol.

i dont think the 2.2s are charged/monotube, so they wont extend on their own.

 

No they do.

I have them in the rear of my XJ now. They're busted and leaked all the fluid out but I actually didn't mind them.

 

Hahahahaha

 

Thnxs every body. They got to be better than the worn out ones I have. Pavement near my house might as well be grated gravel, the jeep thinks it is.

I just wanted a cheap solution till I can afford all the upgrades I want.

 

To tell the truth these shocks won't see much off-roading. To much stuff going on now.

 

Lol...

 

It's the only RC thing left on my Jeep and like I said, they're busted lol

They weren't horrible. They're no white bodies and obviously no bilsteins.