rear shock idea

[bluepacecar]

not sure if anyone has done this before. since strange shocks fit our trucks size legnth and all and the rear of the mustang is somewhat close to weight to ours, why not just get 94-02 belstein rear shocks for our lowered trucks. only reason im saying is because everyone on this forum as well ass myself agree that belstein shocks work very well with our trucks but the stock belsteins would bottom out with a 3'' drop or more even with extenders.. i currently have the strange with extenders and notice that either the rear is too soft or too harsh. cant get right in between. i am currently lowered 4'' out back and 2.5 up front. running spindles up front w/o isolators so i can use the stock belsteins up front but the rear... :thumbsup:

 

[bluepacecar]

got my answer on our sister forum... isuzu shocks

 

[Dr. Matt]

Nope, the answer is Rancho RS9000's. Part #'s for lowered L's are:

Front - RS999235
Rear - RS999117

No need for shock extenders.

 

[INFAMOU$]

Good info.. I need some new shocks.. i doubt these would help with my drop tho.. LOL

 

[WhiteBolt]

Nope, the answer is Rancho RS9000's. Part #'s for lowered L's are:

Front - RS999235
Rear - RS999117

No need for shock extenders.

Are these the same valving specs as stock oem Bilsteins?

 

[Dr. Matt]

No, these are 9 way adjustable shocks but they adjust compression and rebound equally with one knob. Turned all the way down they are very loose, all the way up they are a bit tighter than Bilsteins. I like a tight ride so I run mine on position 8 front & rear on the street. Still havent gotten my track settings figured out though because kept getting rained out at the track this summer.

 

[gmtech]

So these would work with hotchkis leafs? and no need for shock extenders?

No, these are 9 way adjustable shocks but they adjust compression and rebound equally with one knob. Turned all the way down they are very loose, all the way up they are a bit tighter than Bilsteins. I like a tight ride so I run mine on position 8 front & rear on the street. Still havent gotten my track settings figured out though because kept getting rained out at the track this summer.

 

[Dr. Matt]

They should be good unless you are lowered enough to need C-Notches in the frame.

 

[MixMaker]

why not QA-1's? I've been using 'em for like a year. no extenders or nothin. I do have a bit of a rake tho, so I may not be as low in the rear as you guys.