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rear shock upper mounting bar
« on: Aug 28, 2007, 11:58:25 AM »
Looking for ideas for rear shock mounting. Just wondering what others have for the upper mounting point. I've seen the products budbuilt has and also sky. pics would be cool. thanks
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #1 on: Aug 28, 2007, 12:48:42 PM »
I dont have any pic's right now, buy i used a pice of 2x2x.250. I plated the top & sides of the frame & put the 2x2 across the top of the frame rails. I dont know if it will work for you though, i have a 2 inch body lift.
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #2 on: Aug 28, 2007, 12:56:53 PM »
Yeah, I got 1.5 of body lift.
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #3 on: Aug 28, 2007, 01:13:02 PM »
Mounted mine to my flatbed.
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #4 on: Aug 28, 2007, 01:46:07 PM »
It should work for ya then. I have more then a 1/2 inch between the 2x2 & the bed.  :twocents:
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #5 on: Aug 28, 2007, 01:55:03 PM »
go wit the sky, for the price it cant be beat, unless youve got the skillz to make it yourself, the idea is sound though, and very common
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #6 on: Aug 28, 2007, 08:35:04 PM »
Yeah, I got torches, welders and most of the metal. Just not a piece of square stock that long though. I'll get some tomarrow. I'll make something and take pics. And let you guys tell me what you think. Gonna be a DD for alittle while longer so I'll mount them pretty close to horizontal. The good thing is I'll be able to drill additional holes in it for different mounting. Still if anybody has pics it be cool. Just brainstormin for ideas. Thanks
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #7 on: Aug 28, 2007, 09:57:57 PM »
I used a peice of 1 3/4 .120 dom for my rear upper shockmount sorry no pics.
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #8 on: Aug 28, 2007, 10:15:44 PM »
I'm happy with my Sky-Manu. shock bar! Just be sure to plate the frame where you weld the bar to it otherwise it will start tearing off.
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #9 on: Aug 29, 2007, 01:09:28 AM »
I used 2" DOM tube & went from the x-member for the spare tire to the x-member tube behind the fuel tank.
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #10 on: Aug 29, 2007, 11:12:47 AM »
I also put a couple of gussets between the 2x2 & the inside of the frame rails.
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #11 on: Aug 30, 2007, 07:57:46 PM »
 Got the shocks mounted today. I plated the frame and did gusset it. It ain't moving!! Got a piece of 2x2 square tubing and drilled a few different mounting holes. Hardest part was running out of Argon in the middle of it all. Anyway here's some pics. One of them is for Jamies driveshaft service in Fredericksburg, Va. He's a great guy and really reasonable. He had some neat stuff at his shop when I took my driveshaft to him. The others are of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. Went there last week on a cruise and it was awesome. It's just miles of rocks and boulders. These pictures don't really do it any justice. It's all preserved though. So no riding there.
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #12 on: Aug 30, 2007, 08:00:04 PM »
Nice landscape pic's................

I mean shock mounts  :thumbs:
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #13 on: Aug 30, 2007, 08:03:44 PM »
cant see a darn thing in those pics  :psss:
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Re: rear shock upper mounting bar
« Reply #14 on: Aug 30, 2007, 08:52:04 PM »
Yeah I know I did'nt get good angles of it. I tried lighting the pics.
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