So I ended up cutting a cool and a half from my front coils on my drag pick up. Also put the rear above the springs. I'm on a tight budget with the current oil prices causing low work hours. My question is what shocks should I run on the front and rear. I'd prefer to run something I can just get at Napa for now. Nothing too fancy. The front ones have the two bolts going up into the lower control arm and the tears are gonna need to be quite a bit shorter also. Anyone with part numbers?

Most shock manufacturers have reference charts in their paper catalogs that list extended length, compressed length, mounting style. etc. So your assignment is to get close to the NAPA counterman and have him let you look through the catalogs so that you understand what the stock application specs are, then determine what the custom dimensions are that you have created and find something that would fit the mounting points in your truck and have the capacity to control the mass of the wheel/tire combo that you are using, Good luck, that is what I would do for my Ramcharger racer when it is time to select the shocks...I have a ways to go yet.

http://www.monroe.com/assets/downloads/english/MonroeMountingLengthSpecifications.pdf


Look up the Monroe shock for your application, find it in this book. Then record the compressed and extended lengths, and the end fittings used.

Then just start browsing through the book, I usually look for end match first, then length. When you find a match look up the Monroe number to find application.

I have not searched for shorter shocks, so I dont have any part numbers to offer.

I usually lift the cars and trucks I drive so I have to find longer shocks

I find the shock absorber angle becomes severe on lowered trucks. Almost rendering them useless.

At the lower angle the shock absorber is not as effective. A stronger shock is required to do the same job.

When I lowered my D100. The top holes were redrilled a bit outboard and a clearance notch was made for the body of the shock. I think we used Mopar Performance drag shocks from a 68-70 B body. Not much length measurements made, we just had them laying around but the set up did perform well.

I forgot to add. I'm specifically referring to the rear shocks.

I have a new set of LCAs with ball joints from a B series van that I bought from rockauto.com and they lower the shock bottom mount about 2" (the depth of the spring pocket) and if you use them you should not have an issue of reduced effectivenes due to angularity. I may cut a half coil too...I need to get that body down out of the wind if I want to develope some speed in the quarter.

'68 to 70 B-Body shocks are a good place to start.

Well the Monroe book lists no shorter shocks for an s4 top and xp8 bottom

Use the stock shocks you won't bottom them out

I dont have exact part #s but look at shocks for an early S10 truck..
I remember when I built one some time ago I started by using s10 shocks mounting style was the same but it was quite a bit shorter.

The truck they went on appears lower than yours as well.

V10

I couldnt remember how much shorter.. i was thinking it was more..but old age has caught my memory... what about a pontiac fiero?

Use the stock shocks, never been a problem on mine. and I have 1 inch lower blocks along with an axle flip. Josh-

Rear shocks are not the problem, I had some new in the box Mopar shocks, I chose the shorter pair for the rear. I sort of think they were B body.

It is the fronts that I am (and I am pretty sure the OP) having trouble finding.

My 98 GMC had a Belltech kit, 2" coils, 2" spindles, and a flip/notch kit, and had I THINK Bilsteins on it, Came with the truck, but I never replaced them, I have no idea what the number might have been.

Truck is gone, so I can't go look.

The only ones that I had bottom out in the front were for a one ton on a 1/2 ton
Stock 1/2-3/4 shocks are shorter & I had a problem with them topping out so I put a travel limiter on
I had pulled the shock thruogh the frame