Mount shocks without boots?
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WOW !! From JEEP SITE !!!
Jeep Articles / General (Should I Use Shock Boots?) - MoabJeeper Magazine
So it up to YOU, I tend to follow the rules.............
Jeep Articles / General (Should I Use Shock Boots?) - MoabJeeper Magazine
So it up to YOU, I tend to follow the rules.............
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From: Mt. Shasta California
From Dr. Jones article;
The shock boot of a body up - piston down shock serves the same purpose as mentioned above. However, a much more important role for the shock boot in this configuration is to protect that piston from dings or nicks from kicked up trail debris. Those little sharp edges will easily cut the inner seals when the piston cycles. Blake of All Pro Auto & Off Road, West Haven, Utah tells us that the number one reason they see for piston down shock failure can traced back to an unprotected piston with some slight piston nick resulting in a damaged seal and loss of pressurization.
But this is an Excursion forum with the shock bodies up and we aren't subjected to being in harms way with thousands of harder than steel rocks pelting the rod..........not a Jeep
My shocks have metal bells on them and I'm still with Zilla about the boots..............booties....lol
The shock boot of a body up - piston down shock serves the same purpose as mentioned above. However, a much more important role for the shock boot in this configuration is to protect that piston from dings or nicks from kicked up trail debris. Those little sharp edges will easily cut the inner seals when the piston cycles. Blake of All Pro Auto & Off Road, West Haven, Utah tells us that the number one reason they see for piston down shock failure can traced back to an unprotected piston with some slight piston nick resulting in a damaged seal and loss of pressurization.
But this is an Excursion forum with the shock bodies up and we aren't subjected to being in harms way with thousands of harder than steel rocks pelting the rod..........not a Jeep
My shocks have metal bells on them and I'm still with Zilla about the boots..............booties....lol
Cargo Master
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From: Mount Royal, NJ
What the heck. I'll throw this into the ring....
Jeep Articles / General (Should I Use Shock Boots?) - MoabJeeper Magazine
Jeep Articles / General (Should I Use Shock Boots?) - MoabJeeper Magazine
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Yeah somebody else posted that article, it didnt convince me. I have had shock boots on Land Cruisers in the past and they didnt do anything but trap mud, dirt, and moisture IN them.
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What the heck. I'll throw this into the ring....
Jeep Articles / General (Should I Use Shock Boots?) - MoabJeeper Magazine
Jeep Articles / General (Should I Use Shock Boots?) - MoabJeeper Magazine
Tuned
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From: Owensboro, KY
Good Choice. Real world experience vs. article in a jeep rag. I guess Pro3 has boots on all his shocks. I hope he is doing PM on them.
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I think you are. That just seems like a total waste of time to me. Just leave the boots off. Google it and you will find a lot more people running them without boots than with.
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But remember, my shocks are inverted so the shafts are in harm's way. And that's just the front four shocks, the rears are inverted also. And the two steering stabilizers are right in front of the axle. I like the protection of the boots and I like the look of the boots.
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Why would anyone want to invert their shocks? The valving is specific for the up or down motion so the shocks need to be installed via manufactures orientation. It makes no sense. It screws up what the shocks were designed for.
Edit--- That is, unless they were designed for inverted operation .
Edit--- That is, unless they were designed for inverted operation .