^^^^what he said^^^^

 

Also possibly an internal shock failure. Measure the other side
to make sure your shock isnt acting as a bump stop

 

Cheap shocks in a Cheap lift kit. You got what you paid for

 

Rod wasnt bent. It pulled out. I was mistaken initially.

 

So rather than being a dick about it, maybe make a suggestion on what shock to get as a replacement rather than bash someone's purchase.

I bought the kit thinking it would be fun, didn't know anything about it. I'm not made of money but it made me realize I want to SAS my truck when I can find the parts.

As of right now, I just need a pair of shocks to get me on the road again.

 

With the truck on the ground, I'm looking at 19" to each shock mounting location.

 

If that was mine and I *really* needed to drive it then I'd just remove both front shocks and run it. Just be careful cause it will handle different.

 

I don't need it that bad, I can drive a different vehicle to get to work but I use my truck for some side projects. I hate to think how it will ride for months before I get to doing my swap with no shocks.

 

I'm looking at those skyjacker shocks but it says the compressed length is 17.32" which seems too long for my application somehow. Unless these springs just don't have much upward travel to them.

 

Yea that's an odd especially limited to just the one shock rather than both fronts for example.

Internal failure of the shock of some sort a valving problem for example, i mean its not due to heavy wear right shock was in good shape otherwise always had the boot on it?

Did this happen on the road or where you off road at the time? Shouldn't make any difference though no.

Any contact with the manufacture, if not too old perhaps they'd be willing to replace it? (Squeaky wheel gets the grease)

 

It was an old shock. I don't know the exact mileage, but it was originally North of the border and the body was in rough shape when I installed, I just thought I'd run them as long as possible. It was will beyond the point of needing replacement, it rides the same with it like that as it did when it had a normal appearance.

 

I missed the post where you stated it wasn't bent that the rod was all the way out.

Can't tell its manufacture but them lift kit shocks really ain't all that, many years ago had a kit installed in a 1978 F150 it included that kinda shocks. They did nothing for the ride it was like riding a roller coaster but was young didn't care nothing about a trucks "ride" back then just to a degree what it looked like and more to the point where it could go!

It didn't "bounce" per say but same time it had very little control over the 39.5" tires on it running down the road.

 

Bilsteins .......

 

I was checking those out. I just don't know which length.

I looking at a set that would give me 5" of travel at compression, and almost 6" of upward travel. I think that would be adequate with these springs. It won't get me all the way to the bump stop but I haven't seen anything that will get me that far without being nearly maxed out before it does any flexing.

 

You need something that will get you to the bump stop.
It will break the shock if it can bottom out.