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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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shock question

I am going to purchase a 2" leveling kit from rough country, what I am a little lost on is what shock I need for the front, they list them at 0-1" and 1.5-2.5" which one do I need for the front?
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 11:37 AM
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hahaha yeah that's the problem with it noone sells shocks for the quad shock front end, i ended up going with procomp and measuring how big i needed them, then calling summit and having the guy find some shocks, but neither one of them are the right size they are both 19" i think

when i first put on my lift i forgot i would need shocks so i welded extentions to the stock shocks, actually worked pretty well but looked like crap
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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I guess I should clarify, I have a 93 f150.. quad shock means 2 shocks on each side on the front end correct?
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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yeah thats quad shock
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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well the truck doesnt have a quad front end...
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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well then measure for how long your shocks from the middle of the eye to where the stud goes are then add how ever many inches you are lifting it and that's the size you need
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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I found out procomp makes a leveling kit with shocks, and I can drive across town to pick it up.. problem solved!
 
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