sr20hardbody

I already have the 3" drop blocks for the back and we are cranking the torsion bars down in the front (by we i mean all aspects haha)... My question is has any one lowered a hardbody? Im just curious what shocks you used in the rear.

Fabrik8

You should be able to use the stock shocks. You're not changing spring rate or anything with the drop blocks so all you have to worry about is the shock travel being reduced and the operating range will be offset by roughly the amount of drop.

sr20hardbody

Ya i figured i probably could... my problem is ( and i should have stated this in the first place so im dumb) the old shocks are worn out so I didn't know if maybe because i was lowering the truck maybe i should buy shocks with less extension or travle rate.

vxcoastie

Here you go mang, been a while since I owned a hardbody but I think this is what I used......
http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/BEL7515.htm

Fabrik8

Wow, those are cheap..

diggity dave

stock struts are fine and i hope u didnt pay somone to lower it its so easy to crank the torsion bars i lowered my hardbpdy in like 45 minutes and i was drunk hahah

ryde_low

ive got a bageed and body dropped hardbody, im usein toxic skocks there the best but for a while i was usein the stock 1s.

92gsrteg

having just sold my lowered harbody, i can say that you can use stock shocks with blocks. it does not change shock travel due to the fact the shocks attach to the plate on the bottom of the leaf springs so their location, angle .etc. is not being changed. only the position of the rear and draveshaft change

sr20hardbody

good lookin out man +rep sir.

I wasn't goin to pay someone to lower it cuz i know how easy it is but bein that they need to lower my truck to finish the exhaust i just went ahead and let him do it all at once. They needed it lowered first so they could figure out whether they wanted to run the exhaust over or under the axle.

sr20hardbody

MODS,

please close thread, i found the shocks i wanted.


Thanks.