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Old May 18, 2013 | 02:03 PM
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The right shocks

Hey there bronco family. Im going to be lifting my bronco 2 inches but on bronco graveyard they dont have 2 inch shocks. They have from 1.5 inch and skip to 4 inch. Can i put a 4 inch shock for a 2 inch application with no problem or will the shock be to long? Any help is appreciated. Thanks
 
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Old May 18, 2013 | 06:37 PM
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I thought we had a thread for this somewhere... Maybe it was someone else but I posed a link for some Rancho shocks that should range from 1 inch to 3 inch lift.

This one: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...inch-lift.html Were the Rancho ones not correct?
 
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Old May 18, 2013 | 08:23 PM
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Yeah you might of talked with my cousin about that. Hes the one with 91 bronco. And i have 81 bronco that i also want to lift 2 in. He let me use his forum to ask this question. I had no idea yall talk about already lol. But yeah thats the exact shock i want to put. Also i have one question. Whats the differnce between (foward of front axel) and (aft front axel). Im guessing aft meaning after. But what does that refer to?
 
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Old May 18, 2013 | 08:41 PM
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Ah ok, that explains it. So forward of the front axle is as described, forward of the axle. Aft of the axle would be behind it. I think that refers to having dual shocks. the link I posted might need to be altered a bit cause 81 doesn't have the TTB front end.

Here is a link for the same shocks but directed at an 81 bronco. I also switched it so the quad shock option was not there.
Rancho Suspension: Upgrade Your Shocks
 
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Old May 18, 2013 | 10:47 PM
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Yeah i found it now. I hope that we get our shocks this week so we can start the lift lol. My cousin has been exited about this so hopefully buy next week our rides get the 2 inch lift for know
 
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Old May 19, 2013 | 12:14 AM
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Cool beans man! as I told your cousin, post lots of pictures for us. We have a picture thread that is great for this stuff.
 
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