Replacing shocks ??
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From: New Smryna Beach FL
OK, thanks guys. I installed the shocks with the boot/steel shaft to the top. I have pics, but I can not figure out how to down load them on here. I'll keep trying as I'm making a lot of changes to the truck..
This is why I keep reading this web site.....
Thanks again
This is why I keep reading this web site.....
Thanks again
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From: Fort Lauderdale, FL
On many applications (especially in performance or racing situations) the piston works better at the bottom.
On a twin tube low pressure shock (non-performance) the piston always has to be at the top.
That's a disadvantage of that shock design.
On a high pressure (performance) shock design, the shock can be mounted in any position, even sideways.
So if an engineer determines a piston dampens better at the bottom, that is the way the shock will be made / produced.
On Ford super dutys, with Bilsteins, some of those the piston (and
boot) go at the bottom.
(the shock usually will only bolt on one way anyway because the bolt holes are different).
So, for the most part, it's normal for the boot to be at the bottom on some vehicles.
(look on any offroad race truck, the pistons are always at the bottom).
On a twin tube low pressure shock (non-performance) the piston always has to be at the top.
That's a disadvantage of that shock design.
On a high pressure (performance) shock design, the shock can be mounted in any position, even sideways.
So if an engineer determines a piston dampens better at the bottom, that is the way the shock will be made / produced.
On Ford super dutys, with Bilsteins, some of those the piston (and
boot) go at the bottom.
(the shock usually will only bolt on one way anyway because the bolt holes are different).
So, for the most part, it's normal for the boot to be at the bottom on some vehicles.
(look on any offroad race truck, the pistons are always at the bottom).
