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The Firestones are not 2wd/4wd specific... so I didn't have a choice anyway.



My guage might be inaccurate, I might not even have 5psi in them. Will see how it does tonight... the ride currently is perfect, except when it bottoms out.
 
I know this is an old thread, but need some insight before I do this. I have concerns about total axle travel and 'bottoming' after I remove the two spacers. Are the bump stops the limiting factor on total travel, or are the shocks fully compressed(bottomed out) before the bump stops hit? I was thinking about getting shorter bump stops to regain my total axle travel, but will that kill my rear shocks (compression/bottoming failure).
Also, does the rear sink a significant amount w/ 1000 #s or more in the back? I just tow hitch haul, and no serious off-road (mostly gravel roads). I think my tongue weights are under 300 #s, depending on which trailer is hitched. Thanks for your insights in advance.
 
I know this is an old thread, but need some insight before I do this. I have concerns about total axle travel and 'bottoming' after I remove the two spacers. Are the bump stops the limiting factor on total travel, or are the shocks fully compressed(bottomed out) before the bump stops hit? I was thinking about getting shorter bump stops to regain my total axle travel, but will that kill my rear shocks (compression/bottoming failure).

Also, does the rear sink a significant amount w/ 1000 #s or more in the back? I just tow hitch haul, and no serious off-road (mostly gravel roads). I think my tongue weights are under 300 #s, depending on which trailer is hitched. Thanks for your insights in advance.







If I remember correctly, the bumpstops get moved closer to the axle and the shocks get "shorter"... therefore it makes sense that the bumpstops should still contact before the shocks bottom. The only people that have shock bottoming issues are those of us that have removed the bumpstops in leiw of airbags. By shortening the bumpstops, your next limiting factor would be the shock length; obviously depending on how much shorter you actually go.



I have a 5vr with about 450#s of tongue weight, I don't even add air to the bags (above the normal 10 psi I run) because it doesn't really even may the suspension ride height change.
 
I have a 5vr with about 450#s of tongue weight, I don't even add air to the bags (above the normal 10 psi I run) because it doesn't really even may the suspension ride height change. [/QUOTE]



Thanks for the info Steved. I was thinking of reducing the height of the bump stops by the height of the removed spacers, approx. 1. 75". I think w/o reducing the bump stops, the suspension bottoms out before the spring pack overload spring is flexed. Not sure if I still want to do this..... don't really want to do airbags.
 
If you don't do extreme wheeling and don't load your truck heavy you'll never kiss the bump stops. Just take out one or both spacers and leave the bump stops alone, then you don't have to worry about the shocks. If you are still worried just unbolt one at the bottom and fully compress it by hand to see what the collapsed length is.
 
Thanks WoodChuck. I'm going to change over to bilstein blue/yellow shocks while I'm doing this mod. If anybody knows what the compressed length of this shock in comparison to the stockers, please chime in. I'll probably talk to Genos about these shocks as well. Thanks.
 
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